How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar 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.

Myanmar vs Syria: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Myanmar

236 deaths

in 2021

Syria

242 deaths

in 2021

Myanmar rank

11th

Syria rank

10th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Myanmar
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 242 deaths against 236 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 6 deaths.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.

Myanmar ranks 11th and Syria ranks 10th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.6 deaths	8.7 deaths	0.1 deaths	Syria
1980s	20.3 deaths	41.8 deaths	21.5 deaths	Syria
1990s	51.11 deaths	1.89 deaths	49.22 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	12.3 deaths	0.9 deaths	11.4 deaths	Myanmar
2010s	52.8 deaths	1,091 deaths	1,038 deaths	Syria
2020s	138.5 deaths	570.5 deaths	432 deaths	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Myanmar or Syria?: Syria, at 242 deaths against 236 deaths in Myanmar as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Myanmar and Syria?: 6 deaths, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Syria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Myanmar and Syria rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Myanmar ranks 11th 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.