China vs United States of America: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts
China
0 deaths
in 2025
United States of America
0 deaths
in 2025
China rank
47th
United States of America rank
47th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
China currently reports 0 deaths against 0 deaths in United States of America, a difference of 0 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was China ahead.
China ranks 47th and United States of America ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,600 deaths | 0 deaths | 2,600 deaths | China |
| 1990s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | — |
| 2000s | 6.2 deaths | 286.2 deaths | 280 deaths | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.5 deaths | 2.4 deaths | 1.9 deaths | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.1667 deaths | 0 deaths | 0.1667 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, China or United States of America?
- China, at 0 deaths against 0 deaths in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts between China and United States of America?
- 0 deaths, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts?
- China ranks 47th and United States of America ranks 47th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.