evidence: One in three women globally, around 736 million, have been subjected to physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes, according to new analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO). [...] One in four women aged between 15 and 24 years will have already experienced violence by an intimate partner by the time they reach their mid-twenties. [...] "Violence against women is a global public health problem of pandemic proportions, and it starts at an early age," study writer Dr Claudia Garcia-Moreno told the BBC. "The number could be much larger as fear of stigma could be a barrier to many women reporting sexual violence."