In 2023, over 1 billion people aged 15 and older were estimated to have experienced sexual assault during childhood and 608 million girls and women in this age group have endured physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner. Among all health risks for premature death and disability, intimate partner violence among women aged 15-49 and sexual violence against children ranked fourth and fifth respectively.

Sexual violence against children and intimate partner violence against women are two of the most devastating yet persistently underrecognised global health challenges and rank among the top risks for mortality and morbidity worldwide, according to research published in The Lancet on Tuesday.

For the first time, researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

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