Afghanistan vs Israel: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Afghanistan
0.0593 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Israel
0.0525 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
24th
Israel rank
26th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Afghanistan
- Israel
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0593 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0525 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.0068 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Israel ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Israel ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1141 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1141 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1528 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.6089 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6923 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0834 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.7232 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7232 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4552 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred, Afghanistan or Israel?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0593 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0525 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Afghanistan and Israel?
- 0.0068 deaths per 100,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Israel?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Israel rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th and Israel ranks 26th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. 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 from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.