Main Indicator Violence

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Violence against currently married or ever married women (18-64) years  Ragion
Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Experienced Violence* 29.4 24.3 37.5
Psychological violence 56.6 51.7 63.5
 Physical violence 17.8 12.4 26.4
Sexual violence 8.8 7.6 10.6
Social violence  32.5 24.3 46.7
 Economic violence 41.1 32.4 55.0
 Violence against individuals (18-64 years) who have never been married
 		Females
Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Psychological violence 44.7 40.8 50.9
Physical violence 16.4 13.3 21.2
Sexual violence 0.7 0.7 0.7
Social violence  9.2 8.7 10.1
Economic violence 3.5 2.9 4.3
  Males
Psychological violence 40.4 31.3 57.0
Physical violence 17.1 11.8 26.8
Sexual violence 0.5 0.4 0.7
Social violence  7.3 6.0 9.6
Economic violence 9.0 7.1 12.6
Violence against children (12-17 years) who experienced a type of violence by either parent  Ragion
Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Experienced Violence 44.2 36.1 55.9
  Father
Physical violence 63.1 54.4 75.7
Sexual violence 26.3 15.5 41.9
  Mother
Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Physical violence 62.7 56.8 71.1
Sexual violence 24.8 17.7 35.0
Abuse experienced by the elderly (65 years and above)
 		Ragion
Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Experienced Violence 7.9 7.5 7.6
Psychological abuse 12.4 12.5 12.1
Psychological abuse 1.7 1.4 2.2
Medical negligence 21.6 21.5 21.6
Economic abuse 1.6 1.5 1.8
Social abuse 0.6 0.7 0.2

Violence against husbands by the wife’s (according to the wife’s statement)

Ragion
Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip
Prevalence of Violence 13.3 11.9 15.5
Psychological violence 10.4 7.7 14.4
 Physical violence 33.7 31.6 37
Sexual violence 10.8 10.1 11.9
Social violence  6.7 5.9 7.8
 Economic violence 4.7 4.1 5.7
Note: The types of violence in this table are those mentioned in the 2011 survey. Other types were added to the 2019 survey reaching a total of 40 types.