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flag Sexual and intimate partner violence are top global health risks, causing over 50 million DALYs and surpassing major diseases like diabetes.

flag A 2023 Global Burden of Disease study in The Lancet highlights sexual violence against children and intimate partner violence against women as leading global health risks, accounting for over 50 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) that year. flag The research, led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, ranks these forms of violence fourth and fifth in causes of healthy life lost among women aged 15–49, surpassing high blood pressure and diabetes. flag Over 1 billion people experienced childhood sexual assault, and 608 million women endured partner violence, contributing to roughly 290,000 deaths from causes including suicide, HIV/AIDS, and type 2 diabetes. flag The study links new health outcomes to both violence types and urges urgent global public health action.

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