Reacción a "Almost one in three women has experienced violence from a partner or sexual violence outside of a relationship, according to a WHO report"

Based on available data, the report conducts a rigorous analysis of estimates of the prevalence of physical and sexual violence against women at the global, regional and national levels, covering 168 countries over an extensive period from 2000 to 2023. The robustness of this report is based on improved availability of information, increased survey quality and methodological advances made in recent years. Another factor that reinforces the reliability of the report is the consistency of its results with the findings of previous research. For example, approximately one in three women (840 million) has experienced physical or sexual violence—or both—from an intimate partner, or sexual violence perpetrated by people outside the couple, at least once in her lifetime; a figure that has remained virtually stable over the last two decades.

The most relevant data in the report indicate that physical and sexual violence against women begins at an early age, affecting adolescents in particular, and that approximately 263 million adolescents and adult women have been sexually assaulted by someone other than their partner. Funding for prevention and care has declined between 2018 and 2025, in a context of growing emergencies and inequality that increases the risks for women and girls. The impacts are disproportionate in regions with socio-economic fragility, conflict or climate vulnerability, such as Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

The most notable implications include strengthening public awareness of violence against women, monitoring progress towards SDG target 5.2 for its eradication, and urging the responsible agencies to increase funding and resources for prevention, care and comprehensive protection for affected women.

The main limitation of these reports is the absence of an analysis of men's behaviours, attitudes and socialisation norms, which is key information for identifying risk factors and designing effective prevention programmes that also target men. To reduce violence, it is not enough to care for victims; we must also work with potential perpetrators. Prevention, emotional education and awareness programmes targeting men require specific data on their behaviour, attitudes and experiences.