Attention to ethical and safety considerations is required when generating data on VAW as the process can potentially identify and expose both victims as well as perpetrators to their families and communities. To this date, a set of guidelines for producing statistics on VAW and nine core indicators have been developed. The full cost is immense, in terms of costs to the health system, the justice system and other service providers; lost wages and productivity of survivors as well as perpetrators; and the intergenerational cost of children missing out on education and other opportunities.