Homicides in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Homicides was 491 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Kazakhstan, 1981–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 491 deaths for homicides in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Kazakhstan peaked at 3,214 deaths in 1995 and was at its lowest, 491 deaths, in 2023.
That places Kazakhstan 24th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,281 deaths | 907 deaths | 1,673 deaths | 7 |
| 1990s | 2,662 deaths | 1,970 deaths | 3,214 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,087 deaths | 1,543 deaths | 2,475 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,106 deaths | 778 deaths | 1,525 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 560.5 deaths | 491 deaths | 674 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More social development data for Kazakhstan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 4,144 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.259 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.329 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.287 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.259 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.107 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.131 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Kazakhstan?
- Homicides in Kazakhstan was 491 deaths in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,214 deaths in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 491 deaths in 2023.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for homicides?
- Kazakhstan ranks 24th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides.