Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 36 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kuwait, 1996–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kuwait stood at 36.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kuwait peaked at 61 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 39 | +143.8% |
| 2002 | 23 | -41.0% |
| 2003 | 29 | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 43 | +48.3% |
| 2005 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 45 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 59 | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 38 | -35.6% |
| 2009 | 49 | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 60 | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 61 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 46 | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 37 | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 16 | -56.8% |
| 2020 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 44 | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 36 | -18.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 36 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52, 69% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 36 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 349, 10% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +300.0% | 11 | 44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.67 | 23 | 59 | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.5 | 16 | 61 | 6 |
| 2020s | 30.33 | 11 | 44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kuwait?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Kuwait was 36 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 61 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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