Intentional homicides, male in Uganda
Uganda: Intentional homicides, male was 15.04 per 100,000 male in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides, male in Uganda, 2008–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 male.
Analysis
In 2023, intentional homicides, male in Uganda stood at 15.04 per 100,000 male.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, male in Uganda peaked at 20.2 per 100,000 male in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.69 per 100,000 male, in 2022.
Uganda ranks 32nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16 per 100,000 male | — |
| 2010 | 16.02 per 100,000 male | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.29 per 100,000 male | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 19.61 per 100,000 male | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 17.57 per 100,000 male | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 20.2 per 100,000 male | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 18.61 per 100,000 male | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 19.63 per 100,000 male | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 14.69 per 100,000 male | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 15.04 per 100,000 male | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16 per 100,000 male | 16 per 100,000 male | 16 per 100,000 male | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.56 per 100,000 male | 16.02 per 100,000 male | 20.2 per 100,000 male | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.87 per 100,000 male | 14.69 per 100,000 male | 15.04 per 100,000 male | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 29 Dominican Republic 19.58 per 100,000 male compare
- 30 Cayman Islands 16.71 per 100,000 male compare
- 31 Iraq 15.89 per 100,000 male compare
- 33 Barbados 14.77 per 100,000 male compare
- 34 El Salvador 14.25 per 100,000 male compare
- 35 Peru 13.13 per 100,000 male compare
More public sector data for Uganda
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3288 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 22.33 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.12 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 79.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, male in Uganda?
- Intentional homicides, male in Uganda was 15.04 per 100,000 male in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 per 100,000 male in 2014.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.69 per 100,000 male in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for intentional homicides, male?
- Uganda ranks 32nd out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.