In 2023, it was estimated that approximately 1.4 per 100,000 Brazilian women were killed on account of their gender, around the same femicide rate recorded a year earlier. The number of femicides in Brazil has increased recently.
Femicide rate in Brazil in 2018 and 2023
(number of victims per 100,000 women)
Femicide or feminicide is a term used to define the killing of a woman or girl on account of their gender.
Various sources include Secretarias Estaduais de Segurança Pública e/ou Defesa Social, Observatório de Análise Criminal, Coordenadoria de Informações Estatísticas e Análises Criminais, Monitor da Violência, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), and Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública (FBSP).
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FBSP. (July 10, 2024). Femicide rate in Brazil in 2018 and 2023 (number of victims per 100,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102032/brazil-femicide-rate/
FBSP. "Femicide rate in Brazil in 2018 and 2023 (number of victims per 100,000 women)." Chart. July 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102032/brazil-femicide-rate/
FBSP. (2024). Femicide rate in Brazil in 2018 and 2023 (number of victims per 100,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102032/brazil-femicide-rate/
FBSP. "Femicide Rate in Brazil in 2018 and 2023 (Number of Victims per 100,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102032/brazil-femicide-rate/
FBSP, Femicide rate in Brazil in 2018 and 2023 (number of victims per 100,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102032/brazil-femicide-rate/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Femicide rate in Brazil in 2018 and 2023 (number of victims per 100,000 women) [Graph], FBSP, July 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102032/brazil-femicide-rate/
