Homicides: female victims — all countries

Homicides: female victims — High-income countries

Homicides: female victims in high-income countries in 2021 — 10,044 people. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 27.5%.

2021 10,044 people +2.74% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 13,846 people2006
Period minimum 9,167 people2019

Trend over time

2006–2021 · people

Homicides: female victims — High-income countries, 2006–20218,00010,00012,00014,0002006200820102012201420162018202020212006: 13,846 people2007: 12,741 people2008: 10,885 people2009: 10,816 people2010: 10,392 people2011: 10,161 people2012: 10,197 people2013: 9,941 people2014: 9,990 people2015: 10,630 people2016: 10,742 people2017: 9,996 people2018: 9,611 people2019: 9,167 people2020: 9,776 people2021: 10,044 people
Change over the period: −3,802 (−27.46%) Average annual rate: -2.12 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 10,044 people
World 84,708 people
Homicides: female victims — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 10,044 +268 +2.74%
2020 9,776 +609 +6.65%
2019 9,167 −444 −4.62%
2018 9,611 −385 −3.85%
2017 9,996 −746 −6.95%
2016 10,742 +112 +1.05%
2015 10,630 +641 +6.41%
2014 9,990 +49 +0.49%
2013 9,941 −257 −2.52%
2012 10,197 +36 +0.36%
2011 10,161 −230 −2.22%
2010 10,392 −424 −3.92%
2009 10,816 −68 −0.63%
2008 10,885 −1,857 −14.57%
2007 12,741 −1,105 −7.98%
2006 13,846

About the indicator

The number of female victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year, from UNODC. The indicator is customarily considered separately because the structure of such homicides is different: a significant part of them are committed within the family or by an intimate partner, whereas homicides of men are more often linked to street and organized crime. Because of this, the share of women among victims grows where the overall homicide rate falls.

Important: The sum across the sexes may diverge from the total: countries without a breakdown enter only the total indicator. For comparisons between countries the rate per 100,000 is the appropriate measure.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.