0.52
homicide victims per 100,000 people, 2023
Moderate trust, 60 of 100 Only one source (WHO), so it cannot be checked against another.
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| Year | WHO Mortality Database, deaths by assault |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.49 |
| 1982 | 6.6 |
| 1985 | 5.09 |
| 1986 | 2.95 |
| 1987 | 4.08 |
| 1988 | 4.86 |
| 1989 | 7.17 |
| 1990 | 14.03 |
| 1991 | 8.98 |
| 1992 | 11.46 |
| 1993 | 12.76 |
| 1994 | 13.76 |
| 1995 | 12.16 |
| 1996 | 11.01 |
| 1997 | 8.58 |
| 1998 | 7.52 |
| 1999 | 7.05 |
| 2000 | 7.92 |
| 2001 | 6.72 |
| 2002 | 6.73 |
| 2003 | 6.17 |
| 2004 | 6.44 |
| 2005 | 7.39 |
| 2006 | 6.53 |
| 2007 | 5.99 |
| 2008 | 5.54 |
| 2009 | 6.17 |
| 2010 | 6.19 |
| 2011 | 5.49 |
| 2012 | 4.42 |
| 2013 | 3.79 |
| 2014 | 3.51 |
| 2015 | 3.58 |
| 2016 | 2.68 |
| 2017 | 2.55 |
| 2018 | 2.28 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.11 |
| 2021 | 2.53 |
| 2022 | 2.59 |
| 2023 | 0.52 |
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Kyrgyzstan among 200 countries
174 have a higher figure and 24 a lower one. Definitions differ between countries, and their years run from 2007 to 2024.
What this number counts
- Counts
- Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 people
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- When
- 2023 (one year, not an average)
Where the number comes from (1 source)
| Source | Figure and year | Definition | Quality | Counts for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WHO Mortality Database, deaths by assaultWorld Health Organization (WHO) · Death and health registersRetrieved 2026-10-25 | 0.522023 | Registered deaths with underlying cause assault, ICD-10 X85-Y09, all ages and both sexes, divided by UN World Population Prospects 2024 population for 1 July, because WHO's population file has no figure for this year (WHO's documentation points users to that UN source).Codes used: ICD-10 3- and 4-character codes X85-Y09. Countries that report the condensed Tabulation List 1 contribute its assault item (1102), which covers the same X85-Y09 range; years where a country reports only a total for all external causes have no value. National rows only, no sub-national or partial-coverage rows. Year rule: only WHO has data for this country, so its latest year is used. The yearly series also covers years before this country's WHO data switched to ICD-10; those years count ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B55 (E960-E969, homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons) up to 1999, with population from the same sources. Each switch is listed under reporting changes. Raw files: morticd10_part1-6.zip (37 assault deaths) and WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz from UN World Population Prospects 2024 (https://population.un.org/wpp/). WHO publishes the data as the country sent them and does not adjust for incomplete registration. The same file records 263 deaths of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34) for this year; some of these may be homicides. Series years before ICD-10: morticd09.zip (WHO, retrieved 2026-10-27). | 4 of 5 checks
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How the trust score was worked out
- Quality32 / 40
How well the sources are made
- Agreement15 / 30
Unknown with one source, so set to half
- Independence6 / 20
How many separate ways the number was measured
- Freshness7 / 10
How recent the newest data is
Who reports it, and since when
No source of these kinds: police and justice records, independent count.
- Single source: nothing to check it against
- WHO, 2000: WHO's data for this country switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2000: deaths by assault are ICD-10 codes X85-Y09 (assault) from 2000, and ICD-9 Basic Tabulation List item B55 (E960-E969, homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons) up to 1999. source
- WHO: no figure here for 1983, 1984
figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change
Why the numbers differ
- They come from two separate systems: UNODC compiles police and criminal justice records, while the WHO Mortality Database counts death certificates with the cause coded as assault (ICD-10 X85-Y09).
- Older UN crime survey series included attempted homicides for some countries, so older police figures can run above death records.
- Death registration is not equally complete everywhere. Where many deaths go unregistered, or many violent deaths are coded as "undetermined intent", the WHO count falls below the police count.
- Research comparing UN and WHO homicide data (Andersson and Kazemian) found that the two differ in level but show similar patterns. (source, retrieved 2026-10-25)
Common mistakes
- Numbeo's "Crime Index" is not a crime rate. Numbeo builds it from surveys answered by its website visitors about how safe they feel, not from police or death records. (source, retrieved 2026-10-25)
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Cite as: RealStats, “Homicide rate in Kyrgyzstan”, updated 2026-10-27, with the original sources listed on the page.