Two U.N. agencies say an average of 140 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year

Summary

A U.N. report shows that 140 women and girls were killed daily by intimate partners or family members in 2023, totaling 51,100 victims, an increase of 2,300 from 2022.

The rise reflects improved data collection rather than an increase in violence.

The highest rates were in Africa, with 2.9 victims per 100,000 people.

Despite global prevention efforts, these killings, often the result of ongoing gender-based violence, persist at alarming levels.

The report emphasizes the preventability of such violence through timely and effective interventions.

  • NostraDavid@programming.devEnglish
    3·
    12 hours ago

    Here is the actual report.

    An estimated 80 per cent of all homicide victims in 2023 were men while 20 per cent were women, but lethal violence within the family takes a much higher toll on women than men, with almost 60 per cent of all women who were intentionally killed in 2023 being victims of intimate partner/family member homicide.

    Taking this 60%, that would mean that about 92.4 men were killed.

    • meliaesc@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      4·
      11 hours ago

      I’m not sure on the math there. 20% of homicide were women, with 60% of those 20% being killed from domestic violence. It doesn’t directly mention what percentage of men were killed from domestic violence.

    • invalid_name@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      12 hours ago

      And I’d bet more by family than partners, and from other studies I saw years ago: when men are killed by intimate partner violence, its still disproportionately by men.