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QE04

Target of perceived adverse discrimination or persecution

Description

Persecution or discrimination, perceived as reality by an individual or real, on the basis of membership in some group (such as defined by skin colour, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, etc.) rather than personal characteristics [1]

Coded elsewhere

References

  1. World Health Organization. International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision, for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics (ICD-11 MMS), 2026-01 release. World Health Organization; 2026.

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