In January–September of the current year, 176 people in Kazakhstan became victims of medical criminal offenses, compared to 162 in the same period of 2024 — an increase of 8.6%. Most of the victims were women — 105 people, or 59.7% of the total. Among the victims were 29 minors and 10 pensioners. Additionally, one person with a disability and one convicted individual were affected by medical criminal offenses.
By age group, the victims included 22 children aged up to 11, four aged 12–13, two aged 14–15, one aged 16–17, six young people aged 18–20, 21 aged 21–29, 42 aged 30–39, 32 aged 40–49, 18 aged 50–59, and 28 aged 60 and older.
It is worth noting that since the beginning of the year, 166 medical criminal offenses have been registered in Kazakhstan — 7.8% more than in January–September 2024. The number of individuals who committed such crimes increased from 17 to 28.
As for specific articles of Kazakhstan’s Criminal Code, 87.3% of all cases in the sector were classified as medical criminal offenses under the article “Improper performance of professional duties by a medical or pharmaceutical worker” — 145 cases, up by 3.6% compared to the previous year.
In addition, 16 offenses were related to illegal medical and pharmaceutical activities, as well as to the unlawful issuance or forgery of prescriptions or other documents granting access to narcotic or psychotropic substances. Three offenses were registered under the article “Failure to provide medical assistance to a patient”, and one each under “Illegal performance of abortion” and “Handling of falsified medicines, medical products, or medical equipment.”
