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Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? in Kenya

Kenya: Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? was 1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? in Kenya, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 1 for is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? in Kenya peaked at 1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

That places Kenya 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0.4 0 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? in Kenya?
Is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? in Kenya was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
What is the lowest is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence? recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does Kenya rank for is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violence??
Kenya ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence?
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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