Table 1 Rate of female homicide and femicide in Ecuador by age category, 2001–2017
From: Female homicides and femicides in Ecuador: a nationwide ecological analysis from 2001 to 2017
Age group | Population | Cases (n) | Rate per 100,000 population [CI 95%] | |Odds ratio compared to lowest age group [CI 95%] | Odds ratio compared to male homicides at same age group [CI 95%] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–4 | 826,528 | 89 | 0.68 [0.48–0.88] | Ref | 0.79 [0.58–1.09] |
5–9 | 799,393 | 92 | 0.73 [0.47–1.00] | 1.07 [0.79–1.43] | 0.84 [0.61–1.14] |
10–14 | 759,419 | 106 | 0.90 [0.60–1.15] | 1.30 [0.97–1.71] | 0.54 [0.41–0.71]* |
15–19 | 708,354 | 331 | 2.56 [2.08–3.03] | 4.34 [3.43–5.48]* | 0.14 [0.12–0.16]* |
20–24 | 656,390 | 450 | 4.14 [3.68–4.61] | 6.36 [5.06–7.98]* | 0.09 [0.08– 0.11]* |
25–29 | 612,107 | 463 | 4.47 [3.86–5.08] | 7.02 [5.59–8.80]* | 0.09 [0.08–0.11]* |
30–34 | 562,150 | 342 | 3.50 [2.93–4.07] | 5.65 [4.47–7.13]* | 0.07 [0.06–0.08]* |
35–39 | 501,112 | 290 | 3.47 [2.91–4.02] | 5.37 [4.23–6.81]* | 0.09 [0.08– 0.12]* |
40–44 | 442,537 | 260 | 3.48 [2.93–4.04] | 5.45 [4.28–6.93]* | 0.12 [0.08–0.11]* |
45–49 | 386,889 | 199 | 3.28 [2.60–3.97] | 4.78 [3.71–6.13]* | 0.90 [0.08–0.11]* |
50–54 | 326,634 | 149 | 2.70 [2.10–3.29] | 4.23 [3.25–5.50]* | 0.11 [0.08–0.12]* |
55–59 | 266,079 | 93 | 1.92 [1.44–2.40] | 3.24 [2.42–4.33]* | 0.09 [0.07–0.12]* |
60–64 | 212,730 | 85 | 2.34 [1.69–2.98] | 3.71 [2.75–4.99]* | 0.13 [0.11–0.17]* |
> 65 | 508,031 | 286 | 2.57 [2.09–3.05] | 4.10 [3.01–5.58]* | 0.16 [0.12–0.21]* |
Total | 7,568,353 | 3235 | N/A | N/A | N/A |