Homicide rate by sex in Uganda
Uganda: Homicide rate by sex was 15.04 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
15.04
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
34th
of 138 countries
All-time high
20.2
in 2014
All-time low
14.69
in 2022
Years of data
10
2008–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Uganda, 2008–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex in Uganda stood at 15.04.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Uganda peaked at 20.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.69, in 2022.
That places Uganda 34th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.56 | 16.02 | 20.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.87 | 14.69 | 15.04 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 12,792 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.315 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.165 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.253 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.379 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.432 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.156 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Uganda?
- Homicide rate by sex in Uganda was 15.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.69 in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Uganda ranks 34th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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