Homicides in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Homicides was 37 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Kyrgyzstan, 1981–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 37 deaths for homicides in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.6% on the previous year and down 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 612 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37 deaths, in 2023.
That places Kyrgyzstan 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 218.43 deaths | 120 deaths | 308 deaths | 7 |
| 1990s | 483.1 deaths | 341 deaths | 612 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 333.7 deaths | 291 deaths | 387 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 212 deaths | 129 deaths | 337 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.5 deaths | 37 deaths | 181 deaths | 4 |
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More social development data for Kyrgyzstan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,150 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,337 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.313 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.469 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.338 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.313 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.163 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.178 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Kyrgyzstan?
- Homicides in Kyrgyzstan was 37 deaths in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 612 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 deaths in 2023.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for homicides?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.