Sweden vs Uzbekistan: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Sweden
1.66 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Uzbekistan
1.74 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Sweden rank
93rd
Uzbekistan rank
91st
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Sweden
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population in Sweden, a difference of 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Sweden ranks 93rd and Uzbekistan ranks 91st of 138 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8347 homicides per 100,000 population | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0796 homicides per 100,000 population | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Sweden or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population against 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Sweden and Uzbekistan?
- 0.08 homicides per 100,000 population, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uzbekistan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and Uzbekistan rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Sweden ranks 93rd and Uzbekistan ranks 91st of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.