This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.
| Indicator |
Indicator 16.1.3: Proportion of population subjected to physical violence and sexual violence in the previous 12 months |
|---|---|
| Definition and concepts |
Family violence – any deliberate action or inaction, except actions taken in self-defence or in defence of other persons, whether physical or verbal, that is manifested through physical, sexual, psychological, spiritual or economic abuse or by causing material or moral damage, committed by a family member against other family members, including against minors, or against common or personal property. Physical violence - deliberate infliction of bodily injuries or damage to health by hitting, pushing, tossing, pulling by the hair, stinging, cutting, burning, strangling, biting, in any form and of any intensity; by poisoning, intoxicating, or other similar actions; Sexual violence - any violence of a sexual character or any illegal sexual conduct within the family or within other interpersonal relationships, such as marital rape; prohibiting the use of contraception; sexual harassment; any unwanted, imposed sexual conduct; forced prostitution; any illegal sexual conduct with a minor family member, including fondling, kissing, setting the child into poses or other unwanted touching with sexual connotations; or other similar actions. (art. 2 of the Law No. 45 dated 01.03.2007 on Preventing and Combating Family Violence) Family violence – any deliberate action or inaction, except actions taken in self-defence or in defence of other persons, whether physical or verbal, that is manifested through physical, sexual, psychological, spiritual or economic abuse or by causing material or moral damage, committed by a family member against other family members, including against minors, or against common or personal property. Physical violence - deliberate infliction of bodily injuries or damage to health by hitting, pushing, tossing, pulling by the hair, stinging, cutting, burning, strangling, biting, in any form and of any intensity; by poisoning, intoxicating, or other similar actions; Sexual violence - any violence of a sexual character or any illegal sexual conduct within the family or within other interpersonal relationships, such as marital rape; prohibiting the use of contraception; sexual harassment; any unwanted, imposed sexual conduct; forced prostitution; any illegal sexual conduct with a minor family member, including fondling, kissing, setting the child into poses or other unwanted touching with sexual connotations; or other similar actions. (art. 2 of the Law No. 45 dated 01.03.2007 on Preventing and Combating Family Violence) |
| Unit of measure |
Percent, % |
| Method of computation |
Number of women (aged between 15 and 65 years old) who have reported at least one case of physical or sexual case (from their partner/husband or other persons) over the last 12 months before the reported period out of the total number of women (aged between 15 and 65 years old), multiplied by 100. Number of women (aged between 15 and 65 years old) who have reported at least one case of physical or sexual case (from their partner/husband or other persons) over the last 12 months before the reported period out of the total number of women (aged between 15 and 65 years old), multiplied by 100. |
| Comparability with global indicator |
The global indicator refers to the entire population, while the national iIndicator refers only to women. |
| Periodicity |
Once every 10 years |
| Data last updated | May 19, 2023 |
| Metadata last updated | May 19, 2023 |