violence against children WORLD REPORT ON - CRIN

3Table 3.2 – Estimated number of children who witness violence at home annuallyMDG regionEstimated number of childrenwitnessing violence inthe home*South AsiaWestern AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaSouth-eastern AsiaLaws and policies relating to access to familyplanning services, alcohol availability, acceptablelevels of environmental toxins, access tomental health and substance abuse treatment,and access to birth, death and marriage registration,have an indirect but substantialimpact on the risk of child maltreatment inhomes and families. Policies regarding education,child care, parental leave, health care,unemployment and social security that leave40.7–88 million7.2–15.9 million34.9–38.2 millionNo estimateOceania 548,000–657,000Northern AfricaLatin America and the CaribbeanEastern AsiaCommonwealth of Independent StatesDeveloped countriesGlobal estimateNo estimate11.3–25.5 million19.8–61.4 million900,000 to 3.6 million4.6–11.3 million133–275 million*Estimates based on: UN Population Division Data for Global Population under 18 Years for 2000; Domestic ViolenceStudies from 1987 to 2005; analysis conducted by the Secretariat of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study onViolence against Children (2005). 152children and families without economic andsocial safety nets exacerbate family stress andsocial isolation and contribute to higher ratesof violence against children.Authoritarianism: Where parent–childrelationships are excessively controlling andafford a low status to children, this is likelyto increase violence, particularly when coupledwith the belief that corporal punishment or71Violence against children in the home and family