Afghanistan vs Yemen: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks
Afghanistan
4,171 deaths
in 2021
Yemen
859 deaths
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
1st
Yemen rank
3rd
Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4,171 deaths against 859 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 3,312 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 4.9 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.3 deaths | 0 deaths | 5.3 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 13.8 deaths | 0 deaths | 13.8 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 26.44 deaths | 8 deaths | 18.44 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 360.4 deaths | 15.3 deaths | 345.1 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4,329 deaths | 951.4 deaths | 3,378 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6,860 deaths | 880.5 deaths | 5,980 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 4,171 deaths against 859 deaths in Yemen as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 3,312 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.