Bangladesh – Acid Attack Statistics

Bangladesh
Acid Attack Statistics – July ’10

Month

Number
of incidents

Number
of survivors

January

10

14

February

7

8

March

10

14

April

7

7

May

10

13

June

7

10

July

16

18

August

September

October

November

December

Total

67

84

Acid
Attack Statistics (May ’99 – Dec ‘09)

Period

Number
of incidents

Number
of survivors

1999 (May
– Dec)

115

138

2000

174

234

2001

252

349

2002

367

490

2003

335

411

2004

266

325

2005

217

272

2006

180

221

2007

155

192

2008

137

179

2009

116

146

Total:

2314

2957

Motivation
of acid attack – 2009

Reasons

Man

Woman

Children

Dowry

–

7

–

Family
rlated dispute

1

6

3

Land/property/money
dispute

23

35

5

Marital
dispute

–

13

1

Refusal/rejection
of love/marriage/sex

–

9

3

Not
know

9

9

4

Others

10

6

2

Total:

43

85

18

Age group of acid survivors – 2009

Age group

Men

Women

Under 18

4

14

18-24

6

15

25-34

12

32

35-44

8

22

45-54

11

12

Over 55

5

5

Total:

46

100

Grand
Total:

146

Note:

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