Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uganda
Uganda: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 15.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uganda, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uganda stood at 15.5. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uganda peaked at 15.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.49, in 2004.
Uganda ranks 24th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.57 | — |
| 2001 | 9.55 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.52 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.49 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.49 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.14 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 10.53 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 10.62 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.95 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 11.6 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 11.84 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 12.64 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 13 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 13.12 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.53 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 13.54 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.52 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.56 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.22 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 14.46 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 15.02 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.5 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.15 | 9.49 | 11.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.34 | 11.84 | 14.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.26 | 15.02 | 15.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 21 Central African Republic 18.08 compare
- 22 Namibia 17.94 compare
- 23 South Sudan 16.52 compare
- 25 Botswana 15.35 compare
- 26 Seychelles 14.56 compare
- 27 Cape Verde 13.92 compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uganda?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Uganda was 15.5 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.49 in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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