Homicides: female victims — all countries

Homicides: female victims — Sri Lanka

Homicides: female victims in Sri Lanka in 2019 — 249 people. Ranked 98 in the world out of 116. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 28.7%.

2019 249 people +141.75% vs 2018
World rank 98of 116
Period maximum 349 people2008
Period minimum 87 people2017

Trend over time

2008–2019 · people

Homicides: female victims — Sri Lanka, 2008–2019010020030040020082010201220142016201820192008: 349 people2009: 203 people2010: 168 people2011: 185 people2012: 171 people2013: 146 people2014: 125 people2015: 111 people2016: 130 people2017: 87 people2018: 103 people2019: 249 people
Change over the period: −100 (−28.65%) Average annual rate: -3.02 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 249 people
World 80,447 people
Homicides: female victims — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 249 +146 +141.75%
2018 103 +16 +18.39%
2017 87 −43 −33.08%
2016 130 +19 +17.12%
2015 111 −14 −11.2%
2014 125 −21 −14.38%
2013 146 −25 −14.62%
2012 171 −14 −7.57%
2011 185 +17 +10.12%
2010 168 −35 −17.24%
2009 203 −146 −41.83%
2008 349

Southern Asia, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.