Locality	Catholics	Abused	Boys (3.3%)	Girls (1.7%)	Disclosed/Resolved (3%)    - Estimated	Barred - SoL (90%)	Suicide risk
Albania	235,000	5,837	3,800	2,037	175 (G 114) (B 61) - ---	5,254	1,167
Algeria	3,000	75	49	26	2 (G 1) (B 1) - ---	67	15
Angola	10,302,000	255,902	166,583	89,318	7,677 (G 4,998) (B 2,680) - ---	230,312	51,180
Antilles	2,233,000	55,468	36,108	19,360	1,664 (G 1,083) (B 581) - ---	49,921	11,094
Argentina	37,883,811	941,034	612,581	328,453	28,231 (G 18,377) (B 9,854) - ---	846,930	188,207
Armenia	270,000	6,707	4,366	2,341	201 (G 131) (B 70) - ---	6,036	1,341
Asia	90,041,000	2,236,618	1,455,963	780,655	67,099 (G 43,679) (B 23,420) - ---	2,012,957	447,324
Austria	5,755,000	142,954	93,058	49,896	4,289 (G 2,792) (B 1,497) - ---	128,659	28,591
Banghladesh	283,000	7,030	4,576	2,454	211 (G 137) (B 74) - ---	6,327	1,406
Belarus	1,030,000	25,585	16,655	8,930	768 (G 500) (B 268) - ---	23,027	5,117
Belguim	7,775,000	193,131	125,722	67,409	5,794 (G 3,772) (B 2,022) - ---	173,818	38,626
Benin	1,646,000	40,887	26,616	14,271	1,227 (G 798) (B 428) - ---	36,798	8,177
Bolivia	8,253,000	205,005	133,451	71,554	6,150 (G 4,004) (B 2,147) - ---	184,504	41,001
Bosnia and Herzegovina	464,000	11,526	7,503	4,023	346 (G 225) (B 121) - ---	10,373	2,305
Botswana	83,000	2,062	1,342	720	62 (G 40) (B 22) - ---	1,856	412
Brazil	151,200,000	3,755,808	2,444,904	1,310,904	112,674 (G 73,347) (B 39,327) - ---	3,380,227	751,162
Brunei Darussalam	21,000	522	340	182	16 (G 10) (B 5) - ---	469	104
Bulgaria	74,000	1,838	1,197	642	55 (G 36) (B 19) - ---	1,654	368
Burkina Faso	1,545,000	38,378	24,983	13,395	1,151 (G 749) (B 402) - ---	34,540	7,676
Burundi	4,567,000	113,444	73,848	39,596	3,403 (G 2,215) (B 1,188) - ---	102,100	22,689
Cambodia	21,000	522	340	182	16 (G 10) (B 5) - ---	469	104
Cameroon	4,287,000	106,489	69,321	37,168	3,195 (G 2,080) (B 1,115) - ---	95,840	21,298
Canada	13,070,000	324,659	211,342	113,317	9,740 (G 6,340) (B 3,400) - ---	292,193	64,932
Cape Verde	432,000	10,731	6,985	3,745	322 (G 210) (B 112) - ---	9,658	2,146
Central African Republic	793,000	19,698	12,823	6,875	591 (G 385) (B 206) - ---	17,728	3,940
Chad	720,000	17,885	11,642	6,242	537 (G 349) (B 187) - ---	16,096	3,577
Chile	11,021,000	273,762	178,210	95,552	8,213 (G 5,346) (B 2,867) - ---	246,385	54,752
China	13,000,000	322,920	210,210	112,710	9,688 (G 6,306) (B 3,381) - ---	290,628	64,584
Columbia	41,938,720	1,041,758	678,149	363,609	31,253 (G 20,344) (B 10,908) - ---	937,582	208,352
Comoros	4,000	99	65	35	3 (G 2) (B 1) - ---	89	20
Congo	29,500,000	732,780	477,015	255,765	21,983 (G 14,310) (B 7,673) - ---	659,502	146,556
Costa Rica	3,763,000	93,473	60,848	32,625	2,804 (G 1,825) (B 979) - ---	84,126	18,695
Cote d'Ivoire	2,841,000	70,570	45,939	24,631	2,117 (G 1,378) (B 739) - ---	63,513	14,114
Croatia	3,867,000	96,056	62,529	33,527	2,882 (G 1,876) (B 1,006) - ---	86,451	19,211
Cuba	6,330,000	157,237	102,356	54,881	4,717 (G 3,071) (B 1,646) - ---	141,513	31,447
Cypres	10,000	248	162	87	7 (G 5) (B 3) - ---	224	50
Czech Republic	3,519,000	87,412	56,902	30,510	2,622 (G 1,707) (B 915) - ---	78,671	17,482
Denmark	35,000	869	566	303	26 (G 17) (B 9) - ---	782	174
Djibouti	7,000	174	113	61	5 (G 3) (B 2) - ---	156	35
Dominican Republic	8,039,000	199,689	129,991	69,698	5,991 (G 3,900) (B 2,091) - ---	179,720	39,938
Dr Congo	29,500,000	732,780	477,015	255,765	21,983 (G 14,310) (B 7,673) - ---	659,502	146,556
East Timor	767,000	19,052	12,402	6,650	572 (G 372) (B 199) - ---	17,147	3,810
Ecuador	11,749,000	291,845	189,981	101,864	8,755 (G 5,699) (B 3,056) - ---	262,661	58,369
Egypt	299,000	7,427	4,835	2,592	223 (G 145) (B 78) - ---	6,684	1,485
El Salvador	5,436,000	135,030	87,900	47,130	4,051 (G 2,637) (B 1,414) - ---	121,527	27,006
Equatorial Guiniea	548,000	13,612	8,861	4,751	408 (G 266) (B 143) - ---	12,251	2,722
Eritrea	148,000	3,676	2,393	1,283	110 (G 72) (B 38) - ---	3,309	735
Estonia	5,000	124	81	43	4 (G 2) (B 1) - ---	112	25
Ethiopia	533,000	13,240	8,619	4,621	397 (G 259) (B 139) - ---	11,916	2,648
Finland	8,000	199	129	69	6 (G 4) (B 2) - ---	179	40
France	32,496,275	807,207	525,465	281,743	24,216 (G 15,764) (B 8,452) - ---	726,487	161,441
Gabon	615,000	15,277	9,945	5,332	458 (G 298) (B 160) - ---	13,749	3,055
Gambia	35,000	869	566	303	26 (G 17) (B 9) - ---	782	174
Germany	56,032,677	1,391,852	906,048	485,803	41,756 (G 27,181) (B 14,574) - ---	1,252,667	278,370
Gibraltar	21,000	522	340	182	16 (G 10) (B 5) - ---	469	104
Great Britian	4,787,000	118,909	77,406	41,503	3,567 (G 2,322) (B 1,245) - ---	107,018	23,782
Greece	123,000	3,055	1,989	1,066	92 (G 60) (B 32) - ---	2,750	611
Guatemala	10,304,000	255,951	166,616	89,336	7,679 (G 4,998) (B 2,680) - ---	230,356	51,190
Guinea	171,000	4,248	2,765	1,483	127 (G 83) (B 44) - ---	3,823	850
Guinea-Bissau	120,000	2,981	1,940	1,040	89 (G 58) (B 31) - ---	2,683	596
Haiti	6,743,000	167,496	109,034	58,462	5,025 (G 3,271) (B 1,754) - ---	150,747	33,499
Honduras	5,790,000	143,824	93,624	50,199	4,315 (G 2,809) (B 1,506) - ---	129,441	28,765
Hungary	6,056,000	150,431	97,926	52,506	4,513 (G 2,938) (B 1,575) - ---	135,388	30,086
Iceland	5,000	124	81	43	4 (G 2) (B 1) - ---	112	25
India	17,300,000	429,732	279,741	149,991	12,892 (G 8,392) (B 4,500) - ---	386,759	85,946
Indonesia	6,439,000	159,945	104,119	55,826	4,798 (G 3,124) (B 1,675) - ---	143,950	31,989
Iran	24,000	596	388	208	18 (G 12) (B 6) - ---	537	119
Iraq	414,000	10,284	6,694	3,589	309 (G 201) (B 108) - ---	9,255	2,057
Ireland	4,161,000	103,359	67,283	36,076	3,101 (G 2,019) (B 1,082) - ---	93,023	20,672
Israel	74,000	1,838	1,197	642	55 (G 36) (B 19) - ---	1,654	368
Italy	55,800,000	1,386,072	902,286	483,786	41,582 (G 27,069) (B 14,514) - ---	1,247,465	277,214
Japan	509,000	12,644	8,231	4,413	379 (G 247) (B 132) - ---	11,379	2,529
Jordan	31,000	770	501	269	23 (G 15) (B 8) - ---	693	154
Kazakhstan	182,000	4,521	2,943	1,578	136 (G 88) (B 47) - ---	4,069	904
Kenya	8,018,000	199,167	129,651	69,516	5,975 (G 3,890) (B 2,085) - ---	179,250	39,833
Kuwait	158,000	3,925	2,555	1,370	118 (G 77) (B 41) - ---	3,532	785
Laos	39,000	969	631	338	29 (G 19) (B 10) - ---	872	194
Latvia	430,000	10,681	6,953	3,728	320 (G 209) (B 112) - ---	9,613	2,136
Lebanon	1,883,000	46,774	30,448	16,326	1,403 (G 913) (B 490) - ---	42,096	9,355
Lesotho	971,000	24,120	15,701	8,419	724 (G 471) (B 253) - ---	21,708	4,824
Liberia	165,000	4,099	2,668	1,431	123 (G 80) (B 43) - ---	3,689	820
Libya	75,000	1,863	1,213	650	56 (G 36) (B 20) - ---	1,677	373
Liechtenstein	25,000	621	404	217	19 (G 12) (B 7) - ---	559	124
Lithuania	2,766,000	68,707	44,726	23,981	2,061 (G 1,342) (B 719) - ---	61,837	13,741
Luxembourg	388,000	9,638	6,274	3,364	289 (G 188) (B 101) - ---	8,674	1,928
Macedonia	14,000	348	226	121	10 (G 7) (B 4) - ---	313	70
Madagaska	4,701,000	116,773	76,015	40,758	3,503 (G 2,280) (B 1,223) - ---	105,096	23,355
Malawi	3,281,000	81,500	53,054	28,446	2,445 (G 1,592) (B 853) - ---	73,350	16,300
Malaysia	784,000	19,475	12,677	6,797	584 (G 380) (B 204) - ---	17,527	3,895
Mali	227,000	5,639	3,671	1,968	169 (G 110) (B 59) - ---	5,075	1,128
Malta	368,000	9,141	5,951	3,191	274 (G 179) (B 96) - ---	8,227	1,828
Mauritania	4,000	99	65	35	3 (G 2) (B 1) - ---	89	20
Mauritius	310,000	7,700	5,013	2,688	231 (G 150) (B 81) - ---	6,930	1,540
Mexico	93,600,000	2,325,024	1,513,512	811,512	69,751 (G 45,405) (B 24,345) - ---	2,092,522	465,005
Moldova	20,000	497	323	173	15 (G 10) (B 5) - ---	447	99
Monaco	29,000	720	469	251	22 (G 14) (B 8) - ---	648	144
Morocco	23,000	571	372	199	17 (G 11) (B 6) - ---	514	114
Mozambique	4,314,000	107,160	69,757	37,402	3,215 (G 2,093) (B 1,122) - ---	96,444	21,432
Myanmar	603,000	14,979	9,751	5,228	449 (G 293) (B 157) - ---	13,481	2,996
Namibia	375,000	9,315	6,064	3,251	279 (G 182) (B 98) - ---	8,384	1,863
Nepal	7,000	174	113	61	5 (G 3) (B 2) - ---	156	35
Netherlands	5,042,000	125,243	81,529	43,714	3,757 (G 2,446) (B 1,311) - ---	112,719	25,049
New Zealand	459,000	11,402	7,422	3,980	342 (G 223) (B 119) - ---	10,261	2,280
Nicaragua	5,212,000	129,466	84,278	45,188	3,884 (G 2,528) (B 1,356) - ---	116,519	25,893
Niger	16,000	397	259	139	12 (G 8) (B 4) - ---	358	79
Nigeria	18,900,000	469,476	305,613	163,863	14,084 (G 9,168) (B 4,916) - ---	422,528	93,895
Nigeria	17,906,000	444,785	289,540	155,245	13,344 (G 8,686) (B 4,657) - ---	400,307	88,957
Norway	55,000	1,366	889	477	41 (G 27) (B 14) - ---	1,230	273
Pakistan	1,191,000	29,584	19,258	10,326	888 (G 578) (B 310) - ---	26,626	5,917
Palestine	83,000	2,062	1,342	720	62 (G 40) (B 22) - ---	1,856	412
Panama	1,799,000	44,687	29,090	15,597	1,341 (G 873) (B 468) - ---	40,218	8,937
Papua New Guinea	1,688,000	41,930	27,295	14,635	1,258 (G 819) (B 439) - ---	37,737	8,386
Paraguay	5,239,000	130,137	84,715	45,422	3,904 (G 2,541) (B 1,363) - ---	117,123	26,027
Peru	28,160,000	699,494	455,347	244,147	20,985 (G 13,660) (B 7,324) - ---	629,545	139,899
Philippines	66,400,000	1,649,376	1,073,688	575,688	49,481 (G 32,211) (B 17,271) - ---	1,484,438	329,875
Poland	36,900,000	916,596	596,673	319,923	27,498 (G 17,900) (B 9,598) - ---	824,936	183,319
Portugal	9,457,000	234,912	152,920	81,992	7,047 (G 4,588) (B 2,460) - ---	211,421	46,982
Puerto Rico	2,799,000	69,527	45,260	24,267	2,086 (G 1,358) (B 728) - ---	62,574	13,905
Reunion	595,000	14,780	9,621	5,159	443 (G 289) (B 155) - ---	13,302	2,956
Romania	1,875,000	46,575	30,319	16,256	1,397 (G 910) (B 488) - ---	41,918	9,315
Russia	100,964,426	2,507,956	1,632,595	875,362	75,239 (G 48,978) (B 26,261) - ---	2,257,161	501,591
Russian Federation	789,000	19,599	12,758	6,841	588 (G 383) (B 205) - ---	17,639	3,920
Rwanda	4,133,000	102,664	66,831	35,833	3,080 (G 2,005) (B 1,075) - ---	92,397	20,533
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	6,000	149	97	52	4 (G 3) (B 2) - ---	134	30
Sao Tome and Principe	121,000	3,006	1,957	1,049	90 (G 59) (B 31) - ---	2,705	601
Senegal	673,000	16,717	10,882	5,835	502 (G 326) (B 175) - ---	15,046	3,343
Serbia & Montenegro	541,000	13,438	8,748	4,690	403 (G 262) (B 141) - ---	12,095	2,688
Seychelles	70,000	1,739	1,132	607	52 (G 34) (B 18) - ---	1,565	348
Sierra Leone	186,000	4,620	3,008	1,613	139 (G 90) (B 48) - ---	4,158	924
Singapore	162,000	4,024	2,620	1,405	121 (G 79) (B 42) - ---	3,622	805
Slovakia	3,942,000	97,919	63,742	34,177	2,938 (G 1,912) (B 1,025) - ---	88,127	19,584
Slovenia	1,623,000	40,315	26,244	14,071	1,209 (G 787) (B 422) - ---	36,284	8,063
Solomon Islands	91,000	2,260	1,471	789	68 (G 44) (B 24) - ---	2,034	452
South Africa	35,066,269	871,046	567,022	304,025	26,131 (G 17,011) (B 9,121) - ---	783,942	174,209
South Korea	4,377,000	108,725	70,776	37,949	3,262 (G 2,123) (B 1,138) - ---	97,852	21,745
Spain	38,500,000	956,340	622,545	333,795	28,690 (G 18,676) (B 10,014) - ---	860,706	191,268
Sri Lanka	1,364,000	33,882	22,056	11,826	1,016 (G 662) (B 355) - ---	30,494	6,776
Sudan	4,019,000	99,832	64,987	34,845	2,995 (G 1,950) (B 1,045) - ---	89,849	19,966
Swaziland	55,000	1,366	889	477	41 (G 27) (B 14) - ---	1,230	273
Sweden	144,000	3,577	2,328	1,248	107 (G 70) (B 37) - ---	3,219	715
Switzerland	3,186,000	79,140	51,518	27,623	2,374 (G 1,546) (B 829) - ---	71,226	15,828
Syria	425,000	10,557	6,872	3,685	317 (G 206) (B 111) - ---	9,501	2,111
Taiwan	303,000	7,527	4,900	2,627	226 (G 147) (B 79) - ---	6,774	1,505
Tanzania	10,465,000	259,951	169,219	90,732	7,799 (G 5,077) (B 2,722) - ---	233,956	51,990
Thailand	292,000	7,253	4,722	2,532	218 (G 142) (B 76) - ---	6,528	1,451
Togo	1,483,000	36,838	23,980	12,858	1,105 (G 719) (B 386) - ---	33,154	7,368
Tunisia	20,000	497	323	173	15 (G 10) (B 5) - ---	447	99
Turkey	28,000	696	453	243	21 (G 14) (B 7) - ---	626	139
Uganda	11,200,000	278,208	181,104	97,104	8,346 (G 5,433) (B 2,913) - ---	250,387	55,642
Ukraine	4,766,000	118,387	77,066	41,321	3,552 (G 2,312) (B 1,240) - ---	106,549	23,677
United Kingdom	4,351,578	107, 410	68,957	38,453	3,222 (G 2,003) (B 1,102) - ---	96,669	21,482
Uruguay	2,315,000	57,505	37,434	20,071	1,725 (G 1,123) (B 602) - ---	51,754	11,501
Venezula	24,815,000	616,405	401,259	215,146	18,492 (G 12,038) (B 6,454) - ---	554,764	123,281
Vietnam	5,658,000	140,545	91,490	49,055	4,216 (G 2,745) (B 1,472) - ---	126,490	28,109
Yemen	1,300,000	32,292	21,021	11,271	969 (G 631) (B 338) - ---	29,063	6,458
Zambia	3,425,000	85,077	55,382	29,695	2,552 (G 1,661) (B 891) - ---	76,569	17,015
Zimbabwe	1,282,000	31,845	20,730	11,115	955 (G 622) (B 333) - ---	28,660	6,369

Estimating the numbers

" ... a random survey of over 7,000 active Catholics in the U.S. and Canada found a closer ratio, that 1.7 percent of the females and 3.3percent of the males had been sexually abused in childhood by a priest..." (Katherine van Wormer, MSSW, Ph.D.) Psychology Today - Priest abuse male compared female victimization impact published May 20, 2010.

Using these numbers as a base whilst recognising that a substantialnumber of victims would have already left the church the followingformula is used to calculate a low estimate of the number of sexualabuse victims in a given population of Catholics.

1.2 billion catholics
1.7% females abused = 10,404,000 [1.7% of 51.98% of the Catholic population]
3.3% males abused = 19,404,000 [3.3% of 48.02% of the Catholic population]

29,808,000 [combined males and females] Catholics identify themselves as having been sexually abused in childhood by a Catholic priest.


This formula can be applied to any population.
Estimate number of Australian Catholics sexually abused in their childhood by Catholic priests.
Australia 5,239,000 million catholics (2006 Census)
Estimated number of survivors who have been "finalized" (completed church or legal process) in Australia between 1000 and 4000.
1.7% females abused = 45,422
3.3% males abused = 84,715

Data sources:
http://www.usccb.org/
http://www.ato.gov.au/
http://www.ncls.org.au/
http://www.ppo.catholic.org.au/
http://www.bishop-accountability.org/
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/

"Once a cult gets big enough to dominate large areas of life (generallylarge enough to kill people) and gets official recognition, it becomes a 'religion'." Silverwhistle.

"A review of the literature on priest/clergy abuse reveals that for both genders the typical survivor became disillusioned with the churchand suffered a loss of religious faith as a result of the abuse and thesubsequent institutional response to the abuse. An inadequate amount of research has been done to determine the full extent of suicideattempts or completed suicides of victims of this form of abuse. Oneestimate in the literature is that 20 percent of children who wereabused by religious authorities considered suicide at some point.""...two major themes: loss of religious faith, and attacks on theirpersonal integrity when they told of the abuse." Psychology Today - Priest abuse male compared female victimization impact

It is estimated that only approximately 3% obtain a resolution via thecourts or the church; this leaves 117,000 survivors without any form ofjustice or adequate treatment and support. The vast majority of thesesurvivors will be in receipt of some form of government benefit orpension.

Survivors of sexual abuse who were not'institutionalised' were excluded from the recent "ForgottenAustralians" apology. No legislation to assist victims has been passedin an Australian Parliament to aid these or other victims ofinstitutional or clergy abuse.

Statute of limitations laws remain in effect in all Australian States with the exception of South Australia.

This clearly defined subset of Catholics and ex-Catholics can be shown to be the subject of discrimination on the basis of the status of theirabusers.