Uganda vs United States: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
Uganda
0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
United States
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Uganda rank
52nd
United States rank
55th
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred over time
- Uganda
- United States
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 52nd and United States ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.105 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.0306 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0296 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0289 deaths per 100,000 people | Uganda |
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, Uganda or United States?
- Uganda, at 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred between Uganda and United States?
- 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and United States?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Uganda and United States rank globally for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Uganda ranks 52nd and United States ranks 55th 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 combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.