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| Gender Statistic System |
| Violence against women
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| Number of femicide and feminicide |
| Definition |
Corresponds to the quantification of the annual total number of homicides of women 15 years of age and over, killed by gender violence.
According to national laws, it is called femicide, feminicide, or aggravated homicide due to gender.
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| Unit of measurement |
Absolute number |
| Methodology |
Calculation methodology V1 = total number of femicide or feminicide |
Comments and additional information |
The absolute number of deaths of women due to gender violence is requested annually to the authorities of the national machinery for the advancement of women (MAW), obtaining such information from institutions of the judiciary, the national police or other competent bodies of the country. |
| Sources |
Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de)
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Brazil
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Secretarias Estaduais de Segurança Pública e/ou Defesa Social; Monitor da Violência/G1; Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE); Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública |
Guatemala
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Organismo Judicial y Ministerio Público |
Mexico
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Secretariado Ejecutivo del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública (SESNSP) |
Costa Rica
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Poder Judicial, Observatorio de Violencia de Género contra las Mujeres y Acceso a la Justicia |
Dominica
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Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force |
Paraguay
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Policia Nacional y del Ministerio de la Mujer. |
Portugal
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Sistema de Segurança Interna, Gabinete do Secretário-Geral |
Dominican Republic
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Procuraduría General de la República. |
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Royal Virgin Islands Police Force |
Ecuador
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Subcomisión Técnica de Validación de la Comisión Especial Interinstitucional de Seguridad y Justicia |
El Salvador
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Fiscalía General de la República |
Spain
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Uruguay
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Observatorio Violencia y Criminalidad del Ministerio del Interior. |
Saint Lucia
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Crime Intelligence Unit, Royal St. Lucia Police Force |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: Royal St. Christopher & Nevis Police Force |
Panama
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Ministério Público, Procuraduría General de la Nación |
Peru
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Registro de Feminicidio del Ministerio Público del Perú. |
Trinidad and Tobago
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Crime and Problem Analysis Branch, Trinidad and Tobago Police Service |
Honduras
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Instituto Universitario en Democracia, Paz y Seguridad (IUDPAS) - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH). Observatorio de Muertes Violentas de Mujeres y Femicidios. |
Argentina
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Nicaragua
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Comisaría de la Mujer de la Policía Nacional de Nicaragua |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Dimensions and
disaggregations | Country
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| Argentina | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Brazil | Chile | Costa Rica | | Dominica | Ecuador | El Salvador | Spain | Guatemala | | Honduras | British Virgin Islands | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | | Paraguay | Peru | Portugal | Dominican Republic | Saint Kitts and Nevis | | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago | Uruguay | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Years
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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