Measuring sexual violence against children (SVAC) is vital to prevention and advocacy efforts, yet existing prevalence studies present estimates for few countries. Here we estimate the prevalence of SVAC for 204 countries by age and sex, from 1990 to 2023, and also report the age at which young survivors of lifetime sexual violence first experienced sexual violence.
Year: 2025
Author(s): Jack Cagney, Cory Spencer, Luisa Flor, Molly Herbert, Mariam Khalil, Erin O’Connell, Erin Mullany, Flavia Bustreo, Joht Singh Chandan, Nicholas Metheny, Felicia Knaul, Emmanuela Gakidou
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