Overview
- In the past year, 316 million women experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner and 12.5 million adolescent girls faced partner violence.
- Nearly one in three women—about 840 million—have suffered partner or sexual violence in their lifetime, a level largely unchanged since 2000.
- For the first time, WHO provides national and regional estimates of non‑partner sexual violence, finding 263 million women affected since age 15, with figures likely under‑reported.
- Progress on reducing intimate partner violence has averaged just a 0.2% annual decline over two decades, falling far short of global ambitions.
- Funding remains scant, with only 0.2% of global development aid going to prevention in 2022 and a further decline reported in 2025 as crises and technological shifts elevate risk.