Which has higher terrorism deaths by region, Israel or United States of America?

United States of America, at 26 deaths against 13 deaths in Israel as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorism deaths by region between Israel and United States of America?

13 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?

29 years are reported by both, from 1992 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 Terrorism deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs United States of America: Terrorism deaths by region

Israel

13 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

26 deaths

in 2021

Israel rank

29th

United States of America rank

26th

Terrorism deaths by region over time

Israel
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 26 deaths against 13 deaths in Israel, a difference of 13 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.0 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 26th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.86 deaths	31.14 deaths	0.7143 deaths	Israel
2000s	81.8 deaths	305.1 deaths	223.3 deaths	United States of America
2010s	14.8 deaths	37.8 deaths	23 deaths	United States of America
2020s	11 deaths	19 deaths	8 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorism deaths by region, Israel or United States of America?: United States of America, at 26 deaths against 13 deaths in Israel as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorism deaths by region between Israel and United States of America?: 13 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do Israel and United States of America rank globally for terrorism deaths by region?: Israel ranks 29th and United States of America ranks 26th of 187 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 Terrorism deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Terrorism deaths by region
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: 187 places, 5,394 data points, 1992–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Confirmed deaths, including all victims and attackers who died because of a terrorist attack.