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Introduction:  The homicide against women, have become a Public Health problem, for the social costs and familiys psychological damage. The objective of the following studio is to describe the magnitude of homicides against women above 15 years old during 2008, happened in the city of Villa Carlos Paz, whit 56.970 people city in the center of Argentina.
Methods: Observational Retrospective Study. 227 records of women mortality, happened during 2008, from the Civil National Registration Office of Villa Carlos Paz, cross with data from the General Direction of the Judicial police from the Crdoba province, from 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2008. The following variates were analized: age, date, place, mechanism of injury, relationship with the victim.
Results: Its been found a total of two death cases by homicides against women during 2008, that represents the 0,81% from the overall. The Mortality Rate due to homicides in women older than 15 years old in Villa Carlos Paz is 3.51 for 100.000 habitants. The 100% of this deaths happened in November and in the own house. The average age of deaths is 65 years old. The injury mechanism were 50% stab wound and 50% hangings. With respect to the relationship  with the victim, theres not data.
Conclusion: This deaths could have been avoided. In the analized records theres missing data in some variates that difficults the integral study.
Recomendations: Improve the compilation of death and  promove the exchange of information with other areas; strategies of prevention; introduce the theme in the local government.

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