Death rate in armed conflicts by country

Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.

Countries reporting
104
Highest
121.51 deaths per 100,000 people
Sudan
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Zimbabwe
Median
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,252

What the numbers show

Death rate in armed conflicts is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 121.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Sudan; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 13,044.3%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).

Death rate in armed conflicts: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sudan 121.51 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 13,044.3% volatile
2 Haiti 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
3 Syria 7.73 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 25.0% volatile
4 Burkina Faso 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
5 Congo 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
6 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 478.8% volatile
7 Mali 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
8 Palestine 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
9 Central African Republic 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 83.9% volatile
10 Tanzania 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
11 Niger 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 73.8% volatile
12 Mozambique 0.8111 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
13 Ethiopia 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 144.9% volatile
14 Colombia 0.5952 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
15 Burundi 0.4309 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 40.5% volatile
16 Cameroon 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 71.5% volatile
17 Myanmar 0.3774 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 542.7% volatile
18 Nigeria 0.3162 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 83.5% volatile
19 Yemen 0.1101 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 757.8% volatile
20 Chad 0.1047 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 86.5% volatile
21 Argentina 0.0981 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
22 Pakistan 0.0803 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 19.2% volatile
23 Benin 0.0743 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
24 Afghanistan 0.0593 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 88.5% volatile
25 Ukraine 0.0564 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
26 Israel 0.0525 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
27 Mexico 0.0493 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
28 Brazil 0.032 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
29 India 0.0055 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 5.0% volatile
30 Iraq 0.0043 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 99.9% volatile
31 Philippines 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 92.0% volatile
32 Iran 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
33 Russia 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 0.9% volatile
34 Angola 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Bangladesh 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 China 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Germany 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Algeria 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Ecuador 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 France 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 United Kingdom 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Gambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Guatemala 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Indonesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Kenya 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Lebanon 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Libya 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Sri Lanka 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Morocco 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Madagascar 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Namibia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Nepal 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Peru 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Romania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Rwanda 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 El Salvador 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Somalia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 South Sudan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Thailand 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Tajikistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 East Timor 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Tunisia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Turkey 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Uganda 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 United States 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Venezuela 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 South Africa 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile
34 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate in armed conflicts
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 7,252 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.