Metadata Sub-indicator 5.2.1.8. Proportion of women and girls aged 16 years and older subjected to physical violence by their current or former partner in the last 12 months (data from Macro-survey on Violence against Women)

Goal

Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Target

Target 5.2. Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.

Indicator

Indicator 5.2.1. Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 5.2.1.8. Proportion of women and girls aged 16 years and older subjected to physical violence by their current or former partner in the last 12 months (data from Macro-survey on Violence against Women)

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global
  • European (sdg_05_11 (s))
  • National
  • s: similar
Definition

Proportion of women and girls aged 16 and over who experienced physical violence by a current or former partner in the last 12 months.

Calculation method

\[VF_{>16}=\frac{MVF_{>16}}{M_{>16}} \cdot 100 \]Where: \(MVF_{>16}\)is the number of women aged 16 or older who have experienced physical violence by a current or former partner in the last 12 months and \(M_{>16}\)is the number of women aged 16 or older who have had a partner at some point.

Unit of measure

Percentage

Periodicity

Annual yet to be determined

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

Form of violence

Tier

Tier I

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

Yes

Statistical operation

Macro-survey on Violence against Women (ISO code: 65007)

Responsible institution
Date of the last metadata update

16/02/2026

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

UNICEF, UN Women, UNFPA, WHO, UNODC

Observations

Physical violence: any non-accidental act involving the deliberate use of force, such as slaps, beatings, beatings, pushes, wounds, fractures or burns, which cause or may cause injury, damage or pain to the body.