Japan vs Kazakhstan: Homicides, by sex of the victim

Japan
144 homicides
in 2023
Kazakhstan
145 homicides
in 2022
Japan rank
34th
Kazakhstan rank
33rd

Homicides, by sex of the victim over time

  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
100200300400199020062023

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 145 homicides against 144 homicides in Japan, a difference of 1 homicides.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Japan ranks 34th and Kazakhstan ranks 33rd of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
2000s 296 homicides 389.5 homicides 93.5 homicides Kazakhstan
2010s 214.14 homicides 272.14 homicides 58 homicides Kazakhstan
2020s 162.67 homicides 145 homicides 17.67 homicides Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Japan or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 145 homicides against 144 homicides in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Japan and Kazakhstan?
1 homicides, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kazakhstan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Japan and Kazakhstan rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?
Japan ranks 34th and Kazakhstan ranks 33rd of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicides, 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

Indicator
Homicides, by sex of the victim
Unit
homicides
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .