Homicide rate by age of the victim in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
1.13 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 30.5%
World rank
59th
of 111 countries
All-time high
7.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1998
All-time low
1.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Years of data
33
1981–2015
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Turkmenistan, 1981–2015
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by age of the victim in Turkmenistan is 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Turkmenistan peaked at 7.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2015.
That places Turkmenistan 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 5.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.8% |
| 1985 | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 5.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +68.5% |
| 1989 | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +55.7% |
| 1997 | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 7.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +39.2% |
| 1999 | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -49.9% |
| 2001 | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 56 Romania 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Finland 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 North Macedonia 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 62 Sweden 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Turkmenistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,864 (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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Turkmenistan?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Turkmenistan was 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015, 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Turkmenistan ranks 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2015.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.