What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Kenya and South Sudan?

19 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Sudan?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Kenya vs South Sudan: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Kenya

32 deaths

in 2021

South Sudan

51 deaths

in 2021

Kenya rank

23rd

South Sudan rank

21st

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Kenya
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 51 deaths against 32 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 19 deaths.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.6 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Sudan ahead.

Kenya ranks 23rd and South Sudan ranks 21st of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.1 deaths	0 deaths	3.1 deaths	Kenya
1980s	1.9 deaths	0 deaths	1.9 deaths	Kenya
1990s	26.33 deaths	0 deaths	26.33 deaths	Kenya
2000s	24.9 deaths	0 deaths	24.9 deaths	Kenya
2010s	130.5 deaths	279.6 deaths	149.1 deaths	South Sudan
2020s	45.5 deaths	53.5 deaths	8 deaths	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Kenya or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 51 deaths against 32 deaths in Kenya as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Kenya and South Sudan?: 19 deaths, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Sudan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Kenya and South Sudan rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Kenya ranks 23rd and South Sudan ranks 21st 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

Indicator: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks
Unit: deaths
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.