These Are The Most Dangerous Countries For Women

By Suzanne in Nature On 2nd June 2016
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#1 Rampant Sexual Harrassment In Egypt.

Female tourists have witnessed this first-hand, with some reporting harassment at gunpoint.

#2 Pakistan Is The Fifth Most Dangerous Country For Women.

Some of the many problems women face here include: child marriages, dowry murder, stoning, domestic violence, and acid attacks.

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#3 Violence Against Women In Brazil.

One woman is thought to be killed every two hours in this country, and an attack on a woman occurs four times per minute. By law, women who abort children will face three years in prison unless it's a case of rape or a major health problem.

#4 Sexual Assault In Thailand.

The Thailand Domestic Violence Information Center explains that drugs and liquor are consumed in excess, leading to too many cases of sexual assault on women.

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#5 Female Infanticide Is A Huge Problem In India.

Other problems women face include gang rape, marriage during their childhood years, trafficking, and hanging.

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#6 Female Genital Mutilation In Somalia.

FGM is practiced on most of the female population, 95% estimated from ages 4-11. That's not the only problem, either. Child marriages, frequent death during childbirth, and sexual abuse plague this country.

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#7 The World’s Most Dangerous Country For Women Is Afghanistan.

Here, around 87% of women are illiterate, and far too many (400 out of 100,000) die during childbirth. Rape and domestic abuse are a huge problem, and women can't even safely walk alone. Most women in Afghanistan marry at a young age.