Homicide rate by age of the victim in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Kazakhstan, 1981–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Kazakhstan peaked at 19.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Kazakhstan ranks 39th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.88 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 9.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 7.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.0% |
| 1987 | 6.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 7.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 10.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.2% |
| 1990 | 11.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 14.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 17.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 17.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 19.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 18.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 17.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 18.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 16.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 16.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 15.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 13.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 14.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 16.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 14.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 12.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 9.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 8.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 16.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 36 Argentina 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Seychelles 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Latvia 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Albania 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Martinique 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Kazakhstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,144 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (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 4,144 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Kazakhstan?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Kazakhstan was 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Kazakhstan ranks 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.