Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 63 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Turkmenistan, 1990–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2015, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Turkmenistan stood at 63. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Turkmenistan peaked at 358 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 63, in 2015.
That places Turkmenistan 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 332 | — |
| 1991 | 306 | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 296 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 332 | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 308 | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 269 | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 334 | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 358 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 345 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 321 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 267 | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 248 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 241 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 233 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 209 | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 206 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 203 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 105 | -48.3% |
| 2011 | 100 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 79 | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 89 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 63 | -29.2% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.5, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 63 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Turkmenistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -48.3% | 203 | 105 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 320.1 | 269 | 358 | 10 |
| 2000s | 229.57 | 203 | 267 | 7 |
| 2010s | 86.67 | 63 | 105 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More development goals data for Turkmenistan
- Red List Index 0.9773 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.74 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,218 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,796 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Turkmenistan?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Turkmenistan was 63 in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 358 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 in 2015.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Turkmenistan ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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