Overview
- An estimated 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide in 2024, with about 60%—roughly 50,000—killed by intimate partners or family members.
- The tally translates to 137 women and girls killed each day, or about one every 10 minutes, according to UNODC and UN Women.
- Officials say the home remains a particularly lethal setting for women and girls, underscoring the need for stronger prevention and criminal justice responses.
- Africa recorded both the highest rate (about 3 per 100,000 women) and the largest number of intimate-partner or family femicides in 2024, estimated at around 22,000.
- UN leaders highlight how online abuse—including image-based violations, doxxing and deepfakes—can escalate to lethal violence, and caution that a slight year-to-year dip likely reflects poorer reporting rather than real progress.