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women and girls killed in intentional homicides, per 100,000 women and girls
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| Year | WHO Mortality Database, female deaths by assault |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.22 |
| 2017 | 0.25 |
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What this number counts
- Counts
- Female victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 women and girls
- Where
- Libya
- When
- 2017 (one year, not an average)
Where the number comes from (1 source)
| Source | Figure and year | Definition | Quality | Counts for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WHO Mortality Database, female deaths by assaultWorld Health Organization (WHO) · Death and health registersRetrieved 2026-10-25 | 0.252017 | Registered deaths of women and girls (all ages) with underlying cause assault, ICD-10 X85-Y09, divided by the female population in WHO's population file for the same year, times 100,000.Codes used: ICD-10 3-character codes X85-Y09. Countries that report the condensed Tabulation List 1 contribute its assault item (1102), which covers the same X85-Y09 range; years where a country reports only a total for all external causes have no value. National rows only. Year rule: only WHO has data for this country, so its latest year is used. Not counted: only about 47% of deaths in 2017 were registered, so this rate counts only a fraction of homicides and is far too low. Raw files: morticd10_part1-6.zip (8 female assault deaths) and mort_pop.zip. WHO publishes the data as the country sent them and does not adjust for incomplete registration. The same file records 91 female deaths of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34) for this year; some of these may be homicides. | 4 of 5 checks
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Who reports it, and since when
No source of these kinds: police and justice records, independent count.
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Why the numbers differ
- They come from two separate systems: UNODC compiles police and criminal justice records of female victims, while the WHO Mortality Database counts death certificates of women and girls with the cause coded as assault (ICD-10 X85-Y09).
- Both divide by the female population, but UNODC uses UN World Population Prospects figures and WHO uses the population the country reported, so the bases can differ slightly.
- Where many deaths go unregistered, or many violent deaths are coded as "undetermined intent", the WHO count falls below the police count.
- Small counts make single-year rates jump. In countries with few female victims a year, one or two deaths change the rate visibly.
Common mistakes
- A female homicide rate is not a femicide count. It includes every intentional killing of a woman or girl, whatever the motive or the relationship to the perpetrator.
- The rate per 100,000 women and girls cannot be compared directly with a rate per 100,000 people, which uses the whole population.
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Cite as: RealStats, “Female homicide rate in Libya”, updated 2026-10-27, with the original sources listed on the page.