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Murdering babies. A cross-national study.

D Lester1

  • 1Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey.

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
|March 1, 1991
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Globally, male infants are murdered more often than females. Infant murder rates were higher in countries with high suicide rates, but more equal sex ratios in wealthier nations with greater gender equality.

Area of Science:

  • Criminology
  • Sociology
  • Demography

Background:

  • Globally, males experience higher homicide rates than females.
  • This sex-based disparity in homicide is less pronounced among infants but remains present.
  • Previous research indicates a correlation between national suicide rates and infant homicide, independent of overall homicide rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between national socioeconomic factors and the sex ratio of infant homicide victims.
  • To explore the influence of national suicide rates on infant murder rates.
  • To examine the impact of gender equality and economic development on the sex ratio of infant homicides.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of global homicide and suicide data, focusing on infant victims (under one year of age).

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  • Statistical examination of correlations between national suicide rates and infant murder rates.
  • Cross-national comparison of infant homicide sex ratios in relation to Gross National Product (GNP) per capita and female equality indices.

    • Main Results:

    • Infant murder rates were found to be higher in countries with elevated national suicide rates.
    • This association between national suicide rates and infant murder rates was not linked to the overall national murder rate.
    • Nations with higher Gross National Product per capita and greater female equality exhibited a more egalitarian sex ratio among infant homicide victims.

    Conclusions:

    • National suicide rates may be a relevant factor in understanding infant homicide patterns.
    • Economic development and female empowerment appear to mitigate sex-based disparities in infant homicide victimization.
    • Further research is warranted to elucidate the complex interplay of societal factors influencing infant homicide and its sex ratio.