Percentage of children aged 1-17 years who experienced any physical punishment and violent disciplinary measures, in the past 12 months

This indicator is proposed as an indicator for Sustainable Development Target 16.2 End abuse, exploitations, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children


Linkages

16.1.2. The indicator also monitors other targets: 5.2 (women), 10.3 (hate crimes


Data

Organisations
UNICEF. Fully comparable data are available for some 60 low- and middleincome countries


Instruments
Household surveys such as MICS that have been collecting data on this indicator in low- and middle-income countries since 2005.