In 2021, it was estimated that the national femicide rate in Mexico stood at 1.47 cases per 100,000 women. Two years earlier, the number of Mexican women murdered on account of their gender reached the highest rate at least since 2017, exceeding 1.5 victims per 100,000 female inhabitants.
Femicide rate in Mexico from 2017 to 2021
(number of victims per 100,000 women)
Figures prior to 2021 were taken from previous publications.
Femicide victims are counted according to each state's legal framework. To calculate femicide rates, CONAPO's population projections were used.
Femicide or feminicide is a term used to define the killing of a woman or girl on account of their gender.
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National Public Security System, & Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico). (January 25, 2022). Femicide rate in Mexico from 2017 to 2021 (number of victims per 100,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979065/mexico-number-femicides/
National Public Security System, und Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico). "Femicide rate in Mexico from 2017 to 2021 (number of victims per 100,000 women)." Chart. January 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979065/mexico-number-femicides/
National Public Security System, Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico). (2022). Femicide rate in Mexico from 2017 to 2021 (number of victims per 100,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979065/mexico-number-femicides/
National Public Security System, and Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico). "Femicide Rate in Mexico from 2017 to 2021 (Number of Victims per 100,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979065/mexico-number-femicides/
National Public Security System & Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico), Femicide rate in Mexico from 2017 to 2021 (number of victims per 100,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979065/mexico-number-femicides/ (last visited May 26, 2022)
