Yemen - Rape rate

0.8 (cases per 100,000 population) in 2009

Rape rate of Yemen leapt by 8.45% from 0.7 cases per 100,000 population in 2008 to 0.8 cases per 100,000 population in 2009. Since the 2.17% decrease in 2006, rape rate rocketed by 71.11% in 2009.

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“Rape” means sexual intercourse without valid consent. (UN-CTS M3.4)