Different forms of gendercide occur in different parts of the world. 16

Sex-selective abortion is common in East, Southeast, and South Asia, the Caucasus, and Southeast Europe.

Women over age 50, especially widows, perish in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Excess female child mortality is highest in South Asia.

Maternal mortality is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

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