Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Kuwait

Number of intentional homicides in Kuwait in 2020 — 11 people. Ranked 15 in the world out of 128. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 31.3%.

2020 11 people −31.25% vs 2019
World rank 15of 128
Period maximum 61 people2012
Period minimum 11 people2020

Trend over time

1996–2020 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Kuwait, 1996–20200204060801996199920022005200820112014201720201996: 16 people2001: 39 people2002: 23 people2003: 29 people2004: 43 people2005: 41 people2006: 45 people2007: 59 people2008: 38 people2009: 49 people2010: 60 people2011: 59 people2012: 61 people2017: 46 people2018: 37 people2019: 16 people2020: 11 people
Change over the period: −5 (−31.25%) Average annual rate: -1.55 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 11 people
World 418,345 people
Middle East & North Africa computed 2,792 people
Western Asia computed 2,956 people
High-income countries computed 41,971 people
Number of intentional homicides — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 11 −5 −31.25%
2019 16 −21 −56.76%
2018 37 −9 −19.57%
2017 46
2012 61 +2 +3.39%
2011 59 −1 −1.67%
2010 60 +11 +22.45%
2009 49 +11 +28.95%
2008 38 −21 −35.59%
2007 59 +14 +31.11%
2006 45 +4 +9.76%
2005 41 −2 −4.65%
2004 43 +14 +48.28%
2003 29 +6 +26.09%
2002 23 −16 −41.03%
2001 39
1996 16

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.