Physical Autonomy
Physical autonomy refers to the ability of women, adolescents, and girls in all their diversity to live a life free from discrimination, harmful practices, and violence, and to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights in appropriate conditions.
Indicators
Deaths of women caused by their partner or former partner
About this Indicator
The murder of women and girls by their partners or former partners represents one of the most extreme manifestations of gender-based violence. These killings are often the culmination of prior experiences of gender-based violence, which may include psychological, sexual, and physical abuse.
Definition
This indicator quantifies the annual number of women aged 15 and older who are murdered by their partner or former partner. It is expressed in absolute numbers and as a rate per 100,000 women (only for Latin American countries). The value "0" indicates that no female deaths at the hands of their partners or ex-partners were reported for the country in the corresponding year. The indicator is based on the annual request made by the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean to National Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women, which obtain this information from judicial institutions, national police, or other competent bodies in each country. Depending on the country, data is available from 2005 to the most recent year, with historical records updated as needed.
Related Publications
Femicidal Violence in Figures Bulletin. Latin America and the Caribbean - Nº4. Towards substantive gender equality and the care society: acting with urgency to ensure women’s and girls’ right to a life free from violence
In 2024, at least 3,828 women were victims of femicide or gender-related violent death in 26 countries and territories of the region, according to the most recent data provided by official agencies to the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean. This represents at least 11 gender-related violent deaths of women every day, and a cumulative total of at least 19,254 recorded f...
Femicidal Violence in Figures Bulletin. Latin America and the Caribbean - Nº3. Urgent action to prevent and eliminate femicides
In 2023, at least 11 women were murdered every day for gender reasons in Latin America and the Caribbean. This number shows that, 30 years after the Beijing Declaration of Action and Platform and the Belém do Pará Convention and the regulatory advances developed by countries, feminicide is still present in the region and is the extreme expression of patriarchal and violent patterns. The document c...Latest regulation
-
| 9 Dec 2024 | Child marriage laws
Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2024
Ley para modificar la Ley de Matrimonio. Se aumenta la edad para contraer matrimonio a dieciocho años; se eliminan las disposiciones sobre el consentimiento para el matrimonio infantil que deben dar los padres o tutores; y asuntos relacionados.
| 16 Feb 2021 | Laws against gender-based violenceProtection from Domestic Violence Act
This act determines what constitutes an act of domestic violence against a person. Domestic violence includes emotional or psychological abuse; financial abuse; physical abuse; or sexual abuse.
| 3 Aug 2017 | Laws against gender-based violenceMiscellaneous Provisions (Marriage) Act
This act amends the Marriage and Divorce Act, Chap. 45:02, the Hindu Marriage Act, Chap. 45:03, the Orisa Marriage Act, Chap. 45:04 and the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act, Chap. 45:51. Through the modification introduced by Section 3, the marriage of minors under 18 years of age is absolutely prohibited.
More recent publications
-
24 Nov 2025 | Observatory Publication
Femicidal Violence in Figures Bulletin. Latin America and the Caribbean - Nº4. Towards substantive gender equality and the care society: acting with urgency to ensure women’s and girls’ right to a life free from violence
In 2024, at least 3,828 women were victims of femicide or gender-related violent death in 26 countries and territories of the region, according to the most recent data provided by official agencies to the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean. This represents at least 11 gender-related violent deaths of women every day, and a cumulative total of at least 19,254 recorded f... -
24 Nov 2025 | Observatory Publication
Femicidal Violence in Figures Bulletin. Latin America and the Caribbean - Nº4. Towards substantive gender equality and the care society: acting with urgency to ensure women’s and girls’ right to a life free from violence
In 2024, at least 3,828 women were victims of femicide or gender-related violent death in 26 countries and territories of the region, according to the most recent data provided by official agencies to the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean. This represents at least 11 gender-related violent deaths of women every day, and a cumulative total of at least 19,254 recorded f...