Homicide rate in Uganda
Uganda: Homicide rate was 15.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Uganda, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 15.39 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Uganda peaked at 15.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.42 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Uganda 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 21 Namibia 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 South Sudan 15.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Botswana 15.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Guyana 14.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Seychelles 14.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.253 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.432 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.379 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.253 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.156 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.165 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Uganda?
- Homicide rate in Uganda was 15.39 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for homicide rate?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.