Tajikistan vs Uzbekistan: Homicide rate
Tajikistan
0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uzbekistan
0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Tajikistan rank
97th
Uzbekistan rank
94th
Homicide rate over time
- Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.0697 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.2 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 97th and Uzbekistan ranks 94th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tajikistan averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 11.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1138 deaths per 100,000 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 0.6828 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5979 deaths per 100,000 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5855 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2168 deaths per 100,000 people | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Tajikistan or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people in Tajikistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan?
- 0.0697 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Tajikistan and Uzbekistan rank globally for homicide rate?
- Tajikistan ranks 97th and Uzbekistan ranks 94th 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.