Intentional homicides in Kuwait
Kuwait: Intentional homicides was 0.25 per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in Kuwait, 1996–2020
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.25 per 100,000 people for intentional homicides in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Kuwait peaked at 2.35 per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.25 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 165th out of 170 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9247 per 100,000 people | 0.9247 per 100,000 people | 0.9247 per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.74 per 100,000 people | 1.12 per 100,000 people | 2.35 per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.35 per 100,000 people | 0.3602 per 100,000 people | 2.04 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.25 per 100,000 people | 0.25 per 100,000 people | 0.25 per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More public sector data for Kuwait
- Arms imports 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 1.5% (1998)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 0.8% (1998)
- Taxes on goods and services 0.0% (1998)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.8% (1998)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.6% (1998)
- Interest payments 3.9% (1998)
- Grants and other revenue 96.6% (1998)
- Interest payments 0.1% (2006)
- Other taxes 0.1% (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Kuwait?
- Intentional homicides in Kuwait was 0.25 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for intentional homicides?
- Kuwait ranks 165th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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 (per 100,000 people). 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.