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Homicide rate in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Homicide rate was 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
97th
of 111 countries
All-time high
50.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1993
All-time low
0.3041 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
30
1981–2022

Homicide rate in Tajikistan, 1981–2022

010203040501981200120221981: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 1 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 50.2 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 11.3 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 3 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.889 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.694 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.483 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.665 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.304 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 0.392 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Tajikistan peaked at 50.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3041 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.

That places Tajikistan 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Homicide rate in Tajikistan, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1981 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people —
1982 3 deaths per 100,000 people +19.2%
1985 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people -31.9%
1986 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people -49.0%
1987 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people +28.5%
1988 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people +40.3%
1989 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people +22.0%
1990 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
1991 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
1992 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people +340.0%
1993 50.2 deaths per 100,000 people +380.0%
1994 10.39 deaths per 100,000 people -79.3%
1995 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people -40.8%
1996 11.33 deaths per 100,000 people +84.3%
1997 9.93 deaths per 100,000 people -12.4%
1998 8.54 deaths per 100,000 people -14.0%
1999 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people -28.1%
2000 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people -50.7%
2001 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people -18.2%
2002 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people +35.1%
2003 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people -15.7%
2004 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people -20.0%
2005 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people -19.5%
2016 0.8888 deaths per 100,000 people -50.9%
2017 0.6939 deaths per 100,000 people -21.9%
2018 0.4835 deaths per 100,000 people -30.3%
2019 0.6652 deaths per 100,000 people +37.6%
2020 0.3041 deaths per 100,000 people -54.3%
2021 0.4103 deaths per 100,000 people +34.9%
2022 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people -4.5%

Tajikistan compared with similar countries

  • Tajikistan's 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5018 deaths per 100,000 people, 78% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Tajikistan's 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Homicide rate in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +380.0% 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people 50.2 deaths per 100,000 people
1992 +340.0% 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people 10.46 deaths per 100,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people 3 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 11.79 deaths per 100,000 people 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people 50.2 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people 6
2010s 0.6828 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4835 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8888 deaths per 100,000 people 4
2020s 0.3687 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3041 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4103 deaths per 100,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

  1. 94 Uzbekistan 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 95 Germany 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 96 Italy 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 98 United Kingdom 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 99 Maldives 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 100 Kuwait 0.3524 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Tajikistan?
Homicide rate in Tajikistan was 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 50.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3041 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
How does Tajikistan rank for homicide rate?
Tajikistan ranks 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tajikistan 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.