A news report by   theThomson Reuters Foundationhas looked at the most dangerous countries for women , and   India fall   out on top .

In 2nd position was Afghanistan , follow by Syria . Somalia and Saudi Arabia rounded out the top five , with the US coming in tenth   – the only westerly nation to make the list .

The list was hoard by asking548 expertson fair sex ’s issues a range of questions from March to May 2018 . The experts were spread evenly across the globe from Europe , Africa , the Americas , South East Asia , South Asia , and the Pacific .

Questions included require them to range the top five of 193 member states they thought were the most serious for women . These were done in a number of category , including discrimination and ethnic traditions .

They were also ask to rank the top five based on the worst for healthcare , sexual violence and harassment , human trafficking , non - sexual fury , and economic resources . The top 10   list is below .

1 . India

2 . Afghanistan

3 . Syria

4 . Somalia

5 . Saudi Arabia

6 . Pakistan

7 . Democratic Republic of Congo

8 . Yemen

9 . Nigeria

10 . United States

India was witness to be the worst nation in terms of intimate violence , human trafficking , forced labour , forced marriage , and sexual slaveholding .   The country also ranked as the most dangerous for cultural and traditional practices , include distaff genital mutilation .

Crime against women in India arise by 83 percent between 2007 and 2016 , with four case of violation reported every hour .

" India has show staring disregard and contempt for woman … rape , marital violation , sexual assault and harassment , female infanticide has go unabated , " Manjunath Gangadhara , an functionary at the Karnataka state government , told Reuters .

The view was a follow - up to a former one in 2011 , when the top five in ordering were Afghanistan , Democratic Republic of Congo , Pakistan , India , and Somalia . This latest study show a number of changes from that one seven years ago .

The US ranked extremely comply the # MeToo campaign that went viral last year . It ranked joint third with Syria in full term of intimate violence , including Brassica napus and sexual harassment , and sixth for non - sexual furiousness .

( H / T : Reuters )