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
|
|
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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
|
|
|
|
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Note:
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*
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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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*
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Please mention the source: Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF)
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*
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Some statistical information may vary from earlier publication
of ASF because information is received long after the occurrence.
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