Homicides of women per 100,000 — all countries

Homicides of women per 100,000 — Northern America

Homicides of women per 100,000 in Northern America in 2021 — 2.8 per 100k. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 25.1%.

2021 2.8 per 100k +16.23% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 3.74 per 100k1992
Period minimum 1.86 per 100k2014

Trend over time

1992–2021 · per 100,000 women

Homicides of women per 100,000 — Northern America, 1992–20211.522.533.54199219951998200120042007201020132016201920211992: 3.74 per 100k1996: 3.1 per 100k2004: 2.3 per 100k2009: 2.15 per 100k2011: 1.97 per 100k2014: 1.86 per 100k2020: 2.41 per 100k2021: 2.8 per 100k
Change over the period: −0.94 (−25.11%) Average annual rate: -0.99 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America

Northern America 2.8 per 100k
World 2.1 per 100k
Homicides of women per 100,000 — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 2.8 +0.39 +16.23%
2020 2.41
2014 1.86
2011 1.97
2009 2.15
2004 2.3
1996 3.1
1992 3.74

About the indicator

The number of female victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 of the female population. UNODC data through the World Bank database. The spread across countries on this indicator is noticeably smaller than on the male one: homicides of women depend less on the level of street crime and therefore change less sharply from country to country.

Important: The denominator is the female population, not the whole of it. The male and female rates cannot be added into an overall one: their denominators differ.

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