Annually, one in three women in the world experiences physical or sexual violence.
92% confidence
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Omissions
The statistic refers to LIFETIME prevalence, not annual prevalence. The claim incorrectly states 'annually' when the data measures whether women have experienced violence at least once in their life.
The WHO 2023 report and UN Women data specify 'at least once in their life' or 'during their lifetime', which is substantially different from annual incidence.
The 840 million figure (approximately 27% of women aged 15-49) refers to intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence experienced over a woman's lifetime.
Sources
PrimaryUN Women - Facts and figures: Ending violence against womenAn estimated 840 million women – almost one in three – have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their life.
PrimaryWHO - Violence against women prevalence estimates, 2023840 million women globally have faced violence at least once in their lifetime (intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence), representing approximately 1 in 3 women aged 15-49.