9. Violence Against Women (VAW) in
India (2001-2012)
9
9.5
10
10.5
11
11.5
12
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Percentage of Rape of All Crimes
10. Assaults (% of)
0
5
10
15
20
25
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Percentage of Assaults Against Women of All Crimes Committed
19. With 50% quality of life, she has lost 25 years out of
possible 50 years she could have lived, lost 25 years
20. So Between the Two Nirbhayas (Jane Does), 75
years of Life Lost!
Math Quiz:
With Hundreds of Nirbhayas Being Violated Every
Year in India, How Many Lives Are Lost? Who Loses?
What is the Loss? Why Do We Need to Know This?
25. This Simple formula was worked out by Alan
Lopez and Chris Murray at Harvard and UQ in
1990 for the Global Burden of Disease, a Study
Funded by the World Bank
27. Link Back Disease Burden to Violence
Depression
Suicidal Ideations, Self Harm
Substance Abuse
HIV, STDs, Cancer …
DEATH!!!
Violence Against Women in All Forms …
28. Three Sources to Pull Data From
Probability of Exposure
to Violence
Linkage Between
Exposure and Disease
Burden of Disease
Attributable to Violence
34. Percentage of Disease Burden
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
45.00
50.00
Femicide HIV Syphilis Chlamydia Abortion Low
Birthweight
Alcohol Abuse Depression Suicide Injuries
67% of the Burden of
Disease are from Depression
and Suicide
35. The Case for Violence Adjusted Life
Year Estimation: Is Violence an
Outcome? Is Violence only an
Exposure?
36. Concepts of VALY
• VALY = Violence Adjusted Life Years
• Violence Against Women is Common in India
• Disease Burden Affected by Living in an Environment of
Violence (for Women)
– Intimate Partner Violence
– Non-intimate Partner Violence
– Domestic/Outside of Domestic Violence
– Others?
• VALY = Years of Life Lost Due to Violence (YLLV) + Years
of Life Lost due to Disability owing to Violence
• Need for Adjustment for GBD and Local Burden of
Disease Estimation