Fact Sheet Mauritius: Extent of GBV

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The extent of different forms of GBV experienced by the women and perpetrated by the men within and outside intimate relationships.

Key facts

Lifetime prevalence

• About a quarter (24%) of women experienced some form of GBV at least once in their lifetime compared to 23% of men perpetrated GBV at least once in their lifetime.
• About a quarter (23%) women experienced while 22% of men perpetrated intimate partner violence.
• Sixteen percent of women experienced while 16% men perpetrated emotional IPV in their lifetime.
• A tenth (10%) of women experienced while 9% of men perpetrated physical IPV in their lifetime.
• One in three women who were physically abused reported to the police while one in six physically abused women sought medical attention for injuries.
• Less than a tenth (9%) of the women experienced and 3% of men perpetrated sexual IPV in their lifetime.
• One in thirteen (8%) of women experienced and 6% of men perpetrated economic IPV in their lifetime.
• Less than one percent (0.7%) of women were raped by a non-partner in their lifetime.
• Only one in seven women rape survivors reported it to the police.
• Six percent of women that ever worked had been sexually harassed in the workplace.

Past 12 months prevalence

• Five percent of women experienced while 4% of men perpetrated intimate partner violence in the 12 months before the survey.
• Four percent of women experienced and 2% of men perpetrated emotional IPV in the 12 months before the survey.
• Two percent of women experienced and 1% of men perpetrated economic IPV in the 12 months before the survey.
• Equal proportions of women experienced (2%) and men perpetrated (2%) physical IPV in the 12 months before the survey.
• One percent of women experienced and 0.7% of men perpetrated sexual IPV in the 12 months before the survey.
• Less than one percent (0.1%) of women experienced and 1% of men perpetrated non-partner rape in the 12 months before the survey.

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