Table 1 Prevalence rates (per 100,000 persons) of sexual violence as mean (SD) and estimates from the LGM by the regions for trend analysis. The intercepts represent the estimated overall mean level of the initial sexual violence rate and the slopes show the average rate of change in sexual violence rate over time within each region
From: The prevalence rate of sexual violence worldwide: a trend analysis
Region | Gender | Years | LGM estimates | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | 1999 | 2005 | 2011 | 2017 | ||||
Asia | Male | 1122.7 (393.8) | 1116.9 (385.3) | 1116.2 (389.2) | 1110.6 (372.5) | 1109.9 (365.1) | Intercept:1117.89 | < 0.001 |
Slop: −1.66 | 0.506 | |||||||
Female | 2442.8 (2269) | 2426.5 (2245.3) | 2445 (2294.8) | 2402.2 (2169.9) | 2424.3 (2217.4) | Intercept:2449.1 | < 0.001 | |
Slop: −5.6 | 0.467 | |||||||
Africa | Male | 1421.8 (412.3) | 1397.8 (379.5) | 1431.8 (432.2) | 1431.2 (423.2) | 1415.3 (383.4) | Intercept:1421.93 | < 0.001 |
Slop: 3.07 | 0.660 | |||||||
Female | 3350.1 (1653.7) | 3342.9 (1598.7) | 3343.4 (1637.9) | 3410.7 (1810) | 3402.2 (1762.2) | Intercept:3344.9 | < 0.001 | |
Slop: −1.4 | 0.608 | |||||||
Europe | Male | 981 (279.3) | 935.7 (224.3) | 921.3 (207.8) | 913.5 (199.4) | 908.7 (183.5) | Intercept:927.57 | < 0.001 |
Slop: −3.65 | 0.455 | |||||||
Female | 1837.4 (548.7) | 1764 (433.8) | 1805.8 (505.8) | 1742.4 (402.1) | 1737.8 (410.4) | Intercept: 1709.3 | < 0.001 | |
Slop: −4.99 | 0.624 | |||||||
North America | Male | 1065.8 (471.7) | 1047.4 (460.1) | 1026.4 (407.4) | 1009.4 (343.6) | 1002.1 (316.6) | Intercept:1062.82 | < 0.001 |
Slop: −16.97 | 0.169 | |||||||
Female | 3117.8 (1156.1) | 3004.3 (1124.5) | 3094 (1158.2) | 2822.8 (876.3) | 2821.4 (811.2) | Intercept:3175.5 | < 0.001 | |
Slop: −90.1 | < 0.001 | |||||||
South America | Male | 1008.3 (253.3) | 971.3 (235.2) | 925.4 (208.2) | 910 (190.5) | 930.4 (172.1) | Intercept:999.47 | < 0.001 |
Slop: −30.2 | 0.590 | |||||||
Female | 2635.8 (731) | 2499.3 (694.7) | 2617.9 (729.1) | 2364.6 (675.4) | 2349.7 (670.7) | Intercept:2531.6 | < 0.001 | |
Slop: −32.12 | 0.223 | |||||||
Australia & Oceania | Male | 1475.7 (383.7) | 1471.8 (383.5) | 1468.1 (381.1) | 1471.5 (375.8) | 1478.4 (371.1) | Intercept:1471.65 | < 0.001 |
Slop: −0.02 | 0.997 | |||||||
Female | 4410.3 (1165.3) | 4380 (1257.4) | 4404.3 (1187.5) | 4371.5 (1245.5) | 4357.5 (1260.5) | Intercept:4386.8 | < 0.001 | |
Slop: −5.2 | 0.593 | |||||||
Globala | Male | 1193.9 (423.8) | 1164.5 (405) | 1166.2 (420.1) | 1160 (407.1) | 1155.3 (186.8) | Intercept:1177.7 | < 0.001 |
Slop: −1.6 | 0.128 | |||||||
Female | 2816.1 (1704.5) | 2769.6 (1698.3) | 2803.8 (1709.8) | 2744 (1703.3) | 2745 (1699.6) | Intercept:2788.9 | < 0.001 | |
Slop: −2.1 | 0.013 | |||||||