Homicide rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Homicide rate was 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in Kuwait stood at 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Kuwait peaked at 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 144 Algeria 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Canada 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Morocco 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 148 Cyprus 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 149 Hungary 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Kuwait
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,369 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.138 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.532 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.07 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.138 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.053 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Kuwait?
- Homicide rate in Kuwait was 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for homicide rate?
- Kuwait ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.