Different forms of gendercide occur in different parts of the world.  Sex-selective abortion prevails in East Asia, the Caucasus, and Southeast Europe.  Neglect of older women and maternal mortality prevail in Sub-Saharan Africa.  In South Asia, all forms of gendercide occur.  Femicide is universal and is the form of gendercide seen in Latin America, North America. and Europe.

  • East Asia – China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
  • South Asia – India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
  • West Asia – Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Jordan
  • Central Asia – Iran
  • Southeast Europe – Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo
  • North Africa – Egypt, Tunisia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa – most countries
  • Asian communities in North America and Europe; but with sex ratios normalizing one generation later 14