Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uganda
Uganda: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uganda, 2008–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uganda stood at 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population.
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 of the victim in Uganda peaked at 20.2 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.69 homicides per 100,000 population, 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.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uganda, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2010 | 16.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 19.61 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 17.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 20.2 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 18.61 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 19.63 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 14.69 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16 homicides per 100,000 population | 16 homicides per 100,000 population | 16 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 16.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 31 Guadeloupe 16.04 homicides per 100,000 population
- 32 Iraq 15.89 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Anguilla 15.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Barbados 14.77 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 El Salvador 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Russia 13.8 homicides per 100,000 population 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 homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uganda?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uganda was 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.69 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Uganda ranks 34th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.