Age
Young women are usually found to be more at risk of rape than older women. According to data from justice systems and rape crisis centres in Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Peru and the United States, between one-third and two-thirds of all victims of sexual assault are aged 15 years or less. Certain forms of sexual violence, for instance, are very closely associated with a young age, in particular violence taking place in schools and colleges, and trafficking in women for sexual exploitation.
| Percentage of adolescents reporting forced sexual initiation, selected population-based surveys, 1993—1999 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country or area | Study population | Year | Sample size | Sample age group (years) | Percentage reporting first sexual intercourse as forced (%) female | Percentage reporting first sexual intercourse as forced (%) male |
| Cameroon | Bamenda | 1995 | 646 | 12-25 | 37.3 | 29.9 |
| Caribbean | Nine countries | 1997–1998 | 15695 | 10-18 | 47.6 | 31.9 |
| Ghana | Three urban towns | 1996 | 750 | 12-24 | 21.0 | 5.0 |
| Mozambique | Maputo | 1999 | 1659 | 13-18 | 18.8 | 6.7 |
| New Zealand | Dunedin | 1993–1994 | 935 | Birth cohort | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Peru | Lima | 1995 | 611 | 16-17 | 40.0 | 11.0 |
| South Africa | Transkei | 1994–1995 | 1975 | 15-18 | 28.4 | 6.4 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Mwanza | 1996 | 892 | 12-19 | 29.1 | 6.9 |
| United States | National | 1995 | 2042 | 15-24 | 9.1 | |
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