Dowry death
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Dowry deaths are deaths of married women who are murdered or driven to suicide over disputes about dowry. Dowry deaths are found predominantly in India,[1] Pakistan, [2] Bangladesh, and Iran. For context, dowry are the material exchange that the brides gift the groom's side in the course of a wedding. [3][4][5]
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India reports the highest total number of dowry deaths with 8,391 such deaths reported in 2010, meaning there are 1.4 deaths per 100,000 women. Female dowry deaths account for 40 to 50 percent of all female homicides recorded annually in India, representing a stable trend over the period 1999 to 2016.[6] Pakistan is predicted to have nearly 2000 dowry deaths occur every year.[7][8]