The deaths of women under conditions of violence continue to be a problem in the country. These deaths occur mainly in the intrafamilialThe perpetrators are mostly men.
He average of women deceased by violence is 167 percent yearaccording to data recently published in a yearbook by the National Statistics Office, from 2009 to 2023.
Last year137 women died in conditions of violence. This figure decreased compared to the year previous (2022), when 153 incidents were recorded. However, it remains a major problem.
Deaths of women by age
He year last, 67.2% of the women who died from Actions violent were between 15 and 45 years old. On the other hand, 16.8% were over 45 years old.
As for the circumstances, the conflict familiar predominates over the others, covering 52.6%. Other significant scenarios were quarrels or disputes, with 23.4%, and theft or attempted theft, with 5.1%.
Relationship with the aggressor, months of the year and localities
When analyzing the kinship of the victim with the aggressorthe ONE determines that 36.5% of the women who died violently were killed by their husbands, partners, lovers or boyfriends.
As for the months of the year With the most cases, February and June were the most violent, with 11.7% each. In third place was January, with 10.2% of cases.
On the other side of the matter, the months with less deaths of women violently were December (4.4%), October (5.8%) and August (7.3%).
Finally, the regions with more incidents of this type were Ozama (35%), Cibao Norte (12.4%) and Valdesia (10.2%). Those with the lowest percentage were Cibao Noroeste (3.6%), El Valle (3.6%) and Cibao Sur (5.1%).
