Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Mali or Syria?

Mali, at 270 deaths against 242 deaths in Syria as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Syria?

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.

Mali vs Syria: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Mali

270 deaths

in 2021

Syria

242 deaths

in 2021

Mali rank

8th

Syria rank

10th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Mali
Syria

How they compare

Mali currently reports 270 deaths against 242 deaths in Syria, a difference of 28 deaths.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.

Mali ranks 8th and Syria ranks 10th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	8.7 deaths	8.7 deaths	Syria
1980s	0 deaths	41.8 deaths	41.8 deaths	Syria
1990s	21.67 deaths	1.89 deaths	19.78 deaths	Mali
2000s	10.5 deaths	0.9 deaths	9.6 deaths	Mali
2010s	228.7 deaths	1,091 deaths	862.5 deaths	Syria
2020s	417 deaths	570.5 deaths	153.5 deaths	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Mali or Syria?: Mali, at 270 deaths against 242 deaths in Syria as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Mali and Syria?: 28 deaths, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Syria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Mali and Syria rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Mali ranks 8th and Syria ranks 10th 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.