Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Uganda

Number of intentional homicides in Uganda in 2023 — 4,366 people. Ranked 74 in the world out of 83. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 155.3%.

2023 4,366 people +5.38% vs 2022
World rank 74of 83
Period maximum 4,735 people2017
Period minimum 1,710 people1995

Trend over time

1995–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Uganda, 1995–20231,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 1,710 people1996: 1,806 people1997: 1,919 people2007: 2,645 people2008: 2,793 people2009: 3,233 people2010: 3,160 people2011: 3,753 people2012: 4,066 people2013: 3,857 people2014: 4,473 people2016: 4,482 people2017: 4,735 people2018: 4,497 people2019: 4,718 people2020: 4,460 people2021: 3,912 people2022: 4,143 people2023: 4,366 people
Change over the period: +2,656 (+155.32%) Average annual rate: 3.4 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Uganda 4,366 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 4,366 +223 +5.38%
2022 4,143 +231 +5.9%
2021 3,912 −548 −12.29%
2020 4,460 −258 −5.47%
2019 4,718 +221 +4.91%
2018 4,497 −238 −5.03%
2017 4,735 +253 +5.64%
2016 4,482
2014 4,473 +616 +15.97%
2013 3,857 −209 −5.14%
2012 4,066 +313 +8.34%
2011 3,753 +593 +18.77%
2010 3,160 −73 −2.26%
2009 3,233 +440 +15.75%
2008 2,793 +148 +5.6%
2007 2,645
1997 1,919 +113 +6.26%
1996 1,806 +96 +5.61%
1995 1,710

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.