Global Study Reveals Shocking Sexual Violence Rates Among Children

American researchers have published an article in the magazine "The Lancet" estimating the number of people who have been sexually abused in more than 200 countries.

Sexual violence against children is a worldwide problem: about one in seven men and one in five women were affected as minors. This is the result of a large-scale study.

The researchers analysed data from 204 countries, highlighting significant regional disparities and the need for more targeted prevention.

Global Study Reveals Shocking Sexual Violence Rates Among Children

Global Study Reveals Shocking Sexual Violence Rates Among Children A recent analysis published in The Lancet journal exposes alarming figures of sexual violence encountered by children worldwide before reaching adulthood. According to the study, over 30% of girls and 13% of boys in India experienced such violence before turning 18 in 2023.The comprehensive study estimates the prevalence of childhood sexual violence from 1990 to 2023, revealing t…

About one in five women and one in seven men in the world experienced sexual violence before the age of 18, a massively widespread assault with devastating effects on adult health and life, according to a study published on Thursday in The Lancet.

According to a study published in "The Lancet", 18.9% of women and 14.8% of men were victims of sexual violence before the age of 18 worldwide.