Table 8.
A comparison of prevalence rates (estimates and measured data) of child maltreatment across the globe reported by adults.
| Country | Source/ Sample Characteristics | Tools | Prevalence of Child Maltreatment | Prevalence of Household Dysfunctions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Abuse | Emotional Abuse | Sexual Abuse (Women, Men) | Emotional Neglect | Physical Neglect | Mental Illness | Substance Abuse | Domestic Violence | Parental Divorce/ Separation | Incarceration | |||
| Worldwide | Stoltenborgh et al. [52], WHO [53] meta-analysis, 244 publication, 577 estimates | various questionnaires | 22.6 | 36.3 | 18, 7.6 | 18.4 | 16.3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Africa | 22.8 | 46.7 | 20.2, 19.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Asia | 16.7 | 41.6 | 11.3, 4.1 | 30.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Australia | 14.3 | 11.3 | 21.5, 7.5 | 40.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| North America | 24.0 | 36.5 | 20.1, 8.0 | - | 6.5 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| South America | 54.8 | - | 13.4, 13.8 | 14.5 | 19.2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Europe | 22.9 | 29.2 | 13.5, 5.6 | 18.4 | 16.3 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| EU | WHO [53] meta-analysis, 50 publication, 105 estimates | various questionnaires | 22.9 | 29.2 | 13.5, 5.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| USA (2016) | Taillieu et al. [35], representative sample, N = 34,653 | ACE questionnaire five-point ordinal scale | - | 4.8 | - | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| USA (2004) | Dong et al. [21], N = 18,175 | ACE questionnaire | 26.4 | 10.2 | 21 | 14.8 | 9.9 | 20.3 | 28.8 | 24.1 | 13 | 6 |
| UK (2016) | Hughes, Lowey, Quigg, & Bellis [43]; nationally representative household survey; N = 3885 | ACE questionnaire | 14.3 | 17.3 | 6.2 | - | - | 12.1 | 6.5 | 12.1 | 22.6 | 4.1 |
| Germany (2016) | Schilling et al. [51], representative sample N = 2504 | German version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (28 items) | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 10.8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary (2017) | Present study representative sample N = 1174 | ACE Score Calculator (10-item screening tool) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 3 |