Women's death outnumbered Men

284 off 366 in North Aceh, 676 of 1,233 in Thailand

In the most affected village of Kuala Cangkoy in Indonesia, for every male who died, four females died.

(Source: The Tsunamis Impact of Women, Oxfam International)

Causes: Some common; Some specific

Men more often than women are socialized to swim, and climb trees

Women were at home looking after children

Women are more sensitive than men

In affected coastline of India, women play a major role in fishing and were waiting on the shore for the fishermen to bring in the catch