Gender Equality Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean

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REGIONAL EQUALITY INDICATORS

Women's deaths at the hands of their intimate partner or former partner: Women aged over 15 who are killed by their partners or former partners: absolute number and rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Teenage maternity: percentage of girls aged 15-19 who are mothers (per 1 000 women)
Unmet demand for family planning: percentage of women in couples who do not want any more children or who would like to delay the birth of their next child but are not using a family planning method
Maternal mortality: maternal deaths per 100,000 live births

Physical autonomy is measured through two dimensions that reflect major social problems in the region: women's reproductive rights and gender-related violence.