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Homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 70.1%
World rank
65th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.6679 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2009
All-time low
0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Years of data
9
2008–2020

Homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan, 2008–2020

0.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.481 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.668 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.57 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.586 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.532 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.404 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.258 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.343 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.103 homicides per 100,000 population

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

Kazakhstan recorded 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.1% on the previous year and down 82.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.6679 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.

Kazakhstan ranks 65th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
2008 0.4809 homicides per 100,000 population —
2009 0.6679 homicides per 100,000 population +38.9%
2010 0.5702 homicides per 100,000 population -14.6%
2011 0.586 homicides per 100,000 population +2.8%
2012 0.5316 homicides per 100,000 population -9.3%
2013 0.4044 homicides per 100,000 population -23.9%
2014 0.2582 homicides per 100,000 population -36.2%
2017 0.3431 homicides per 100,000 population +32.9%
2020 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population -70.1%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 5% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population, 57% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5744 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4809 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6679 homicides per 100,000 population 2
2010s 0.4489 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2582 homicides per 100,000 population 0.586 homicides per 100,000 population 6
2020s 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population 1

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 62 Algeria 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 63 Lithuania 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 64 Tanzania 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 66 Australia 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 67 Sri Lanka 0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 68 Germany 0.0646 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan?
Homicide rate from firearms in Kazakhstan was 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, 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 from firearms recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6679 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
How does Kazakhstan rank for homicide rate from firearms?
Kazakhstan ranks 65th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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 from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
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