Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Central Asia

Number of intentional homicides in Central Asia in 2020 — 1,142 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 63.2%.

2020 1,142 people −19.69% vs 2015
World rank
Period maximum 5,361 people1993
Period minimum 1,142 people2020

Trend over time

1990–2020 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Central Asia, 1990–202002,0004,0006,000199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 3,100 people1991: 3,028 people1992: 3,926 people1993: 5,361 people1994: 4,712 people1995: 4,308 people1996: 4,596 people1997: 4,491 people1998: 4,432 people1999: 4,066 people2000: 3,943 people2001: 3,722 people2002: 3,446 people2003: 3,351 people2004: 3,404 people2005: 1,273 people2006: 1,258 people2008: 2,738 people2010: 1,673 people2011: 1,646 people2015: 1,422 people2020: 1,142 people
Change over the period: −1,958 (−63.16%) Average annual rate: -3.27 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Central Asia 1,142 people
World 418,345 people
Number of intentional homicides — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 1,142
2015 1,422
2011 1,646 −27 −1.61%
2010 1,673
2008 2,738
2006 1,258 −15 −1.18%
2005 1,273 −2,131 −62.6%
2004 3,404 +53 +1.58%
2003 3,351 −95 −2.76%
2002 3,446 −276 −7.42%
2001 3,722 −221 −5.6%
2000 3,943 −123 −3.03%
1999 4,066 −366 −8.26%
1998 4,432 −59 −1.31%
1997 4,491 −105 −2.28%
1996 4,596 +288 +6.69%
1995 4,308 −404 −8.57%
1994 4,712 −649 −12.11%
1993 5,361 +1,435 +36.55%
1992 3,926 +898 +29.66%
1991 3,028 −72 −2.32%
1990 3,100

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.