Widows Details 2010

Northern Province District Based 2010 (Total 39’042)

• Jaffna 26,340
• Kilinochchi 5,403
• Vavunuya 4,303
• Mannar 2,996

Nnumber of widows in Jaffna District (Total 26,340)

• Due to war lost their husbands 1,591
• Due accident lost their husbands 930
• Due to Disease lost their husbands 17,192
• Due to Disaster lost their husbands 4,030
• Due to suicide 1,042
• Due to other reasons lost their husbands
• (Missing and disappeared women Headed families) 1,555

Jaffna District Widows by Age

• Under 20 > 38
• Between 21 – 30 > 286
• Between 31 – 40 > 2,254
• Between 41 – 50 > 4,003
• Between 51 – 60 > 6,476
• Over 60 > 12,743

Number of widows in Mannar District (Total 2,996)

• Due war lost their husbands 270
• Due to natural Death lost their husbands 2,586
• Missing 140

Categorized based on the survey done by the centre for women and development in 2010