Homicide rate who vs unodc in Uganda
Uganda: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 8.97 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.97
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
39th
of 179 countries
All-time high
12.29
in 2014
All-time low
8.27
in 1995
Years of data
19
1995–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Uganda, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 8.97 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Uganda peaked at 12.29 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.27, in 1995.
Uganda ranks 39th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.52 | 8.27 | 8.78 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.45 | 8.92 | 10.28 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.24 | 9.76 | 12.29 | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.07 | 8.52 | 10.03 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 10.72 compare
- 37 Iraq 9.46 compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 9.34 compare
- 40 Peru 8.6 compare
- 41 British Virgin Islands 8.17 compare
- 42 Seychelles 7.97 compare
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 who vs unodc in Uganda?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Uganda was 8.97 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.29 in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.27 in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Uganda ranks 39th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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