Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Central and Southern Asia, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 8 for countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | — |
| 2016 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.17 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.6% (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Central and Southern Asia?
- Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Central and Southern Asia was 8 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2016.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 8 groups with data for 2025.
- Is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists (1 = YES, 0 = NO). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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