About 900 million people living in the Asia-Pacific region (APR), were forced to pay bribes in 2016. This is stated in the report of the NGO Transparency International, published on its website.
The highest level of corruption was identified in India and Vietnam, where almost two thirds of respondents are unable to access public services without additional cash incentives to the officials. Less often with bribery faced by the people of Japan, South Korea and Australia.
Almost a third of respondents reported that bribery by the police. In other areas, including education and health, this indicator was lower.
Bribers are more likely to be younger than 35 years (34 percent) and representatives of the poor (38 percent). Men and women faced with a corrupt, almost equally often (30 and 27 percent, respectively).
The survey involved more than 20 thousand people from 16 countries and territories in the Asia Pacific region.
The Chairman of Transparency International josé Faded (Jose Ugaz) stated that bribery is a serious crime, and encouraged States in the region to adopt anti-corruption measures.
In particular, a large-scale campaign against bribery exists in China after the election of XI Jinping the President of China in March 2013. Since then, the time under investigation were several influential politicians.