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Peace and justice - strong institutions - Goal 16

Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Indicator 16.2.3: Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 1

Proportion of young women and men aged 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from US statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from US statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other US-specific metadata information.

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name	Proportion of young women and men aged 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18
Target name	End abuse, exploitations, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children.
Global indicator description	This indicator provides the proportion of young women and men aged 18-24 years who report having experienced any sexual violence by age 18. It is calculated by dividing the number of young women and men aged 18-24 years who report having experienced any sexual violence by age 18 by the total number of young women and men aged 18-24 years, respectively, in the population.
UN designated tier	2
UN custodial agency	UNICEF (Partnering Agencies:UNSD, UNODC)
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