Number of child victims of violence and neglect at the end of the year

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Headline data

16.2.1.1 Number of child victims of violence and neglect at the end of the year
Year Value
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 977.0
2019 755.0
2020 866.0
2021 783.0
2022 515.0
2023 627.0

Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Protection

Geographical Area: The Republic of Moldova, without the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender

Unit of Measurement: Number

Footnote:

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 16.2.1.1: Number of child victims of violence and neglect at the end of the year
Definition and concepts

Violence against children – forms of ill-treatment applied by parents / legal representatives / caregiver of the child or any other persons, that produce real or potential damage to the child's health and endanger child's life, development, dignity or morality, including the following types of violence: physical, sexual, psychological, spiritual, economic, negligence and exploitation (through work and traffic) (p.5 of Annex 1 of the Government Decision No. 270 of 08.04.2014 approving the Instructions for the intersectoral cooperation mechanism to identify, assess, refer, assist and monitor children who are victims or potential victims of violence, negligence, exploitation and traffic).

Neglect of the child - the willful or involuntary omission or ignorance of responsibilities regarding the upbringing and education of the child, which endangers his physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development, his bodily integrity, his physical or mental health. Neglect can take many forms of: food, clothing, neglect of hygiene, medical, educational, emotional, neglect in supervision.

Unit of measure

Number
Method of computation

Total number if children aged 0-17 years old victims of violence, negligence, taken on the records of the guardianship authority in the year of reference.
Comparability with global indicator

Unlike the global indicator, the data for which are collected within MICS once per several years, the data for the national indicator are collected and presented annually by NBS. The aim of the indicator is to monitor continuously at the national level the evolution of the phenomenon of child abuse for children aged 0-17 years old.
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated Aug 03, 2024
Metadata last updated Aug 03, 2024

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 16.2.1.1: NA
Target

Target 16.2: End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
UN designated tier

2
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-16-02-01.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

UNICEF

Source 1

Data sources

Statistical survey No. 103 „Children at risk and children separated from parents”
Data producers

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
Data providers

Ministry Labour and Social Protection
Institutional mandate

Ministry Labour and Social Protection
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