Kyrgyzstan vs Switzerland: Homicide rate

Kyrgyzstan
0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
90th
Switzerland rank
93rd

Homicide rate over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Switzerland
051015195119872023

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0665 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Kyrgyzstan has been ahead every year.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 90th and Switzerland ranks 93rd of 111 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people Kyrgyzstan
1990s 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people 9.48 deaths per 100,000 people Kyrgyzstan
2000s 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7837 deaths per 100,000 people 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people Kyrgyzstan
2010s 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4684 deaths per 100,000 people 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people Kyrgyzstan
2020s 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4404 deaths per 100,000 people 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Kyrgyzstan or Switzerland?
Kyrgyzstan, at 0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland?
0.0665 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland rank globally for homicide rate?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 90th and Switzerland ranks 93rd 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.