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Acid Survivors Foundation of Bangladesh

http://www.acidsurvivors.org/statistics.html

 

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

 

 

Acid attack statistics - gender perspective

 

 

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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The statistics mentioned here are recorded by ASF through both primary and secondary data source i.e., daily news medias, local NGOs, Journalists, Individuals and the survivors who comes directly to ASF.

 

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Please mention the source: Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF)

 

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Some statistical information may vary from earlier publication of ASF because information is received long after the occurrence.