Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides report
The Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides report was on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25th November).
- It was released by UN Women and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) highlighting the severity of the global crisis of femicide.
- Femicide is defined as an intentional killing with a gender-related motivation.
- It is driven by discrimination against women and girls, unequal power relations, gender stereotypes or harmful social norms.
- It is different from homicide, where the motivation may not be gender-related.
Findings of the Report:
- In 2023, 85,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide, with 60% (approximately 51,100) killed by intimate partners or family members.
- On average, 140 women and girls per day were victims of femicide by intimate partners or close relatives.
- Africa reported the highest number of victims (21,700) and the highest rate of femicide per population (2.9 per 100,000).
- The Americas and Oceania followed, with rates of 1.6 and 1.5 per 100,000, respectively, while Asia and Europe reported significantly lower rates, at 0.8 and 0.6 per 100,000.
- Non-domestic femicides are increasingly recognised. For instance, 5% of femicides in France (2019–2022) and 9% in South Africa (2020–2021) occurred outside domestic settings.
- An estimated 80% of all homicide victims in 2023 were men while 20% were women.
- But, lethal violence impacts women more than men, with nearly 60% of women intentionally killed in 2023 being victims of intimate partner or family member homicide.
