Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita was 0 deaths per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0 deaths per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0003 deaths per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per person, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0001 deaths per person | +139.3% |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per person | -78.6% |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per person | +47.6% |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per person | -69.0% |
| 1994 | 0 deaths per person | -73.7% |
| 1995 | 0 deaths per person | +886.7% |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per person | -42.9% |
| 1997 | 0 deaths per person | -83.2% |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per person | +234.3% |
| 1999 | 0 deaths per person | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 0 deaths per person | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 0 deaths per person | -55.7% |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per person | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 deaths per person | -60.3% |
| 2006 | 0 deaths per person | +17928.8% |
| 2007 | 0 deaths per person | -75.6% |
| 2008 | 0 deaths per person | +177.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 deaths per person | +2626.2% |
| 2010 | 0 deaths per person | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 deaths per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 deaths per person | — |
| 2025 | 0 deaths per person | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +17928.8% | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person |
| 2009 | +2626.2% | 0 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person |
| 1995 | +886.7% | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 44 Philippines 0 deaths per person compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 deaths per person compare
- 46 Kenya 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Angola 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Albania 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Andorra 0 deaths per person
- 47 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Armenia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per person
- 47 Australia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Austria 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Belgium 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Bangladesh 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Bulgaria 0 deaths per person
- 47 Bahrain 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Bahamas 0 deaths per person
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Belarus 0 deaths per person
- 47 Belize 0 deaths per person
- 47 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 deaths per person
- 47 Barbados 0 deaths per person
- 47 Brunei Darussalam 0 deaths per person
- 47 Bhutan 0 deaths per person
- 47 Botswana 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Canada 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Switzerland 0 deaths per person
- 47 Chile 0 deaths per person
- 47 China 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Côte d'Ivoire 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Comoros 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Cape Verde 0 deaths per person
- 47 Cuba 0 deaths per person
- 47 Cyprus 0 deaths per person
- 47 Czechia 0 deaths per person
- 47 Germany 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Djibouti 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Dominica 0 deaths per person
- 47 Denmark 0 deaths per person
- 47 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per person
- 47 Algeria 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Egypt 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Eritrea 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Spain 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Estonia 0 deaths per person
- 47 Finland 0 deaths per person
- 47 Fiji 0 deaths per person
- 47 France 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Gabon 0 deaths per person
- 47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Georgia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Ghana 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Guinea 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Gambia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per person
- 47 Greece 0 deaths per person
- 47 Grenada 0 deaths per person
- 47 Greenland 0 deaths per person
- 47 Guatemala 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Guyana 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Honduras 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Croatia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Hungary 0 deaths per person
- 47 Ireland 0 deaths per person
- 47 Iceland 0 deaths per person
- 47 Italy 0 deaths per person
- 47 Jamaica 0 deaths per person
- 47 Jordan 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Japan 0 deaths per person
- 47 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per person
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Kiribati 0 deaths per person
- 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per person
- 47 Korea 0 deaths per person
- 47 Kuwait 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Liberia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Libya 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per person
- 47 Liechtenstein 0 deaths per person
- 47 Lesotho 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Lithuania 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Luxembourg 0 deaths per person
- 47 Latvia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Morocco 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Monaco 0 deaths per person
- 47 Republic of Moldova 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Madagascar 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Maldives 0 deaths per person
- 47 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per person
- 47 North Macedonia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Malta 0 deaths per person
- 47 Montenegro 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Mongolia 0 deaths per person
- 47 Mauritania 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Mauritius 0 deaths per person
- 47 Malawi 0 deaths per person
- 47 Malaysia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Namibia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Nicaragua 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Netherlands 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Norway 0 deaths per person
- 47 Nepal 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Naoero 0 deaths per person
- 47 New Zealand 0 deaths per person
- 47 Oman 0 deaths per person
- 47 Panama 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Peru 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Palau 0 deaths per person
- 47 Poland 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0 deaths per person
- 47 Portugal 0 deaths per person
- 47 Paraguay 0 deaths per person
- 47 Qatar 0 deaths per person
- 47 Romania 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Senegal 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Singapore 0 deaths per person
- 47 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 El Salvador 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 San Marino 0 deaths per person
- 47 Serbia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths per person
- 47 Suriname 0 deaths per person
- 47 Slovakia 0 deaths per person
- 47 Slovenia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Sweden 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Eswatini 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Seychelles 0 deaths per person
- 47 Tajikistan 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per person
- 47 Timor-Leste 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Tonga 0 deaths per person
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per person
- 47 Tunisia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Türkiye 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Tuvalu 0 deaths per person
- 47 Uganda 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Uruguay 0 deaths per person
- 47 United States of America 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths per person
- 47 Viet Nam 0 deaths per person
- 47 Vanuatu 0 deaths per person
- 47 Samoa 0 deaths per person
- 47 South Africa 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Zambia 0 deaths per person compare
- 47 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 deaths per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 deaths per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per person in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.