Around 62.9% of Vietnamese women have suffered at least one form of physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or behavioral control violence from their husbands in their lifetime and nearly 32% of women have experienced violence within the 12 months before the survey.

These are the results of the national survey report on violence against women in Vietnam 2019.

The survey was carried out by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in collaboration with the General Statistics Office, with technical and financial support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian Embassy in Vietnam.

Domestic violence is a hidden issue in Vietnamese society as 90.4% of victims of gender-based violence do not seek any help from the government, and half of them never tell anyone about their experience of violence.

It is estimated that violence against women cost Vietnam about 1.8 percent of GDP in 2018.

Based on this situation, a program to prevent and respond to gender-based violence has been approved by the Vietnamese Government and aims that by 2025 at least 50% of people experiencing gender-based violence should seek support from agencies, and all victims of domestic violence in should receive support in different ways.

Nguyen Thao

Domestic violence during the pandemic

According to the Center for Research and Scientific Application on Gender-Family-Women- Adolescents, during social distancing, violence against women and girls not only increased in the number of cases but also changed in some aspects.