This study explores the relationship between the presence of domestic violence legislation and the adult mortality of women relative to men. Using a panel of 159 economies between 1990 and 2014, domestic violence legislation is found to be associated with a lower women-to-men adult mortality ratio. The most conservative estimate suggests a 2.3% decline relative to the mean sample value. These findings are extended to show that domestic violence legislation is also negatively correlated with physical violence by intimate partners for a cross-section of economies. Sensitivity analyses reveal that the findings are robust to different estimation methods and empirical specifications.

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法律缺失和女性失踪：家庭暴力立法能否降低女性死亡率？

本研究探讨了家庭暴力立法的存在与女性相对于男性的成年死亡率之间的关系。使用 1990 年至 2014 年间由 159 个经济体组成的小组，发现家庭暴力立法与较低的女性与男性成人死亡率相关。最保守的估计表明相对于平均样本值下降了 2.3%。这些调查结果进一步表明，家庭暴力立法也与跨经济体的亲密伴侣的身体暴力呈负相关。敏感性分析表明，这些发现对不同的估计方法和经验规范是稳健的。