Kazakhstan vs Latvia: Homicide rate
Kazakhstan
2.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Latvia
2.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
39th
Latvia rank
38th
Homicide rate over time
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 38th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 16.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4743 deaths per 100,000 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 13.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.188 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Kazakhstan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Kazakhstan and Latvia?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Latvia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Latvia rank globally for homicide rate?
- Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 38th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.