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By Satarupa Bhattacharjya ( China Daily ) Updated: 2015-11-28 07:29:51

At a glance: World violence against women

How many women suffer from violence?

North America: From 7 to 32 percent.

Asia: 6 -- 67 percent.

Europe: 13 -- 46 percent.

Africa: 6 -- 64 percent.

Oceania: 17 -- 68 percent.

Latin America and the Caribbean: 14 -- 38 percent.

How many seek out help?

In most countries, less than 40 percent of women who experience violence seek help of any sort. Of which, less than 10 percent seek police help.

How prevalent is genital mutilation?

More than 125 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation across countries in Africa and the Middle East where this specific form of violence against women is concentrated.

Are women adequately represented in law enforcement?

Women make up less than 35 percent of police personnel in 86 countries with available data.

How prevalent is rape and sexual violence?

One in five US women has experienced an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime.

In Britain, one in three girls between ages 13 and 17 has been raped or experienced sexual violence, says Leslee Udwin in her documentary.

What are the numbers in China?

One in four married women in China faces some kind of domestic violence.

(Sources: The World's Women 2015 (UN report), National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010 Report (US), All China Women's Federation)

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