Homicides: female victims — all countries

Homicides: female victims — Middle East & North Africa

Homicides: female victims in Middle East & North Africa in 2020 — 752 people. Since 2012, the indicator has fallen by 23.3%.

2020 752 people +79.9% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 981 people2012
Period minimum 418 people2019

Trend over time

2012–2020 · people

Homicides: female victims — Middle East & North Africa, 2012–20204006008001,0002012201320142015201620172018201920202012: 981 people2019: 418 people2020: 752 people
Change over the period: −229 (−23.31%) Average annual rate: -3.26 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 752 people
World 80,761 people
Homicides: female victims — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 752 +334 +79.9%
2019 418
2012 981

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.