Share of deaths from homicide in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of deaths from homicide in Kyrgyzstan, 1981–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from homicide in Kyrgyzstan is 0.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.6% on the previous year and down 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 2.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Kyrgyzstan 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9% | — |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -26.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -34.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +33.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +53.7% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +102.4% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -35.7% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -79.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 4 |
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More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0453 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.5562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0366 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Kyrgyzstan was 0.1% in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.