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Death rate in armed conflicts in United States

United States: Death rate in armed conflicts was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
34th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.9684 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Death rate in armed conflicts in United States, 1989–2025

00.20.40.60.811989200720251989: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.968 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.004 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.002 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2024: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2025: 0 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. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

United States recorded 0 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate in armed conflicts in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts in United States peaked at 0.9684 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1989.

United States ranks 34th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1990s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 0.0968 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9684 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.0007 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0043 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 6

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 31 Philippines 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 32 Iran 0.0022 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 33 Russia 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 34 Western Sahara 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 34 Taiwan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 34 Greenland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 34 Monaco 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  8. 34 San Marino 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  9. 34 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  10. 34 Nauru 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  11. 34 Palau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  12. 34 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  13. 34 Andorra 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  14. 34 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  15. 34 South Sudan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  16. 34 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  17. 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  18. 34 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  19. 34 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  20. 34 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  21. 34 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  22. 34 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  23. 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  24. 34 Somalia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  25. 34 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  26. 34 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  27. 34 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  28. 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  29. 34 Vanuatu 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  30. 34 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  31. 34 East Timor 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  32. 34 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  33. 34 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  34. 34 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  35. 34 Lebanon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  36. 34 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  37. 34 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  38. 34 Oman 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  39. 34 Libya 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  40. 34 Tonga 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  41. 34 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  42. 34 Montenegro 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  43. 34 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  44. 34 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  45. 34 Bhutan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  46. 34 Angola 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  47. 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  48. 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  49. 34 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  50. 34 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  51. 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  52. 34 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  53. 34 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  54. 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  55. 34 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  56. 34 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  57. 34 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  58. 34 Cape Verde 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  59. 34 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  60. 34 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  61. 34 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  62. 34 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  63. 34 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  64. 34 Tajikistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  65. 34 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  66. 34 Japan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  67. 34 Qatar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  68. 34 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  69. 34 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  70. 34 China 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  71. 34 Venezuela 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  72. 34 Jamaica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  73. 34 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  74. 34 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  75. 34 Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  76. 34 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  77. 34 Nepal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  78. 34 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  79. 34 New Zealand 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  80. 34 Canada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  81. 34 Madagascar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  82. 34 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  83. 34 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  84. 34 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  85. 34 Guatemala 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  86. 34 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  87. 34 Gambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  88. 34 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  89. 34 Malaysia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  90. 34 Cyprus 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  91. 34 Bangladesh 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  92. 34 Namibia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  93. 34 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  94. 34 South Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  95. 34 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  96. 34 Algeria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  97. 34 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  98. 34 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  99. 34 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  100. 34 Mauritius 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  101. 34 United Kingdom 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  102. 34 Switzerland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  103. 34 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  104. 34 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  105. 34 France 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  106. 34 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  107. 34 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  108. 34 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  109. 34 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  110. 34 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  111. 34 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  112. 34 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  113. 34 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  114. 34 Slovakia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  115. 34 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  116. 34 Tunisia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  117. 34 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  118. 34 Finland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  119. 34 Germany 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  120. 34 Czechia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  121. 34 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  122. 34 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  123. 34 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  124. 34 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  125. 34 Portugal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  126. 34 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  127. 34 Uganda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  128. 34 Rwanda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  129. 34 Morocco 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  130. 34 Kenya 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  131. 34 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  132. 34 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  133. 34 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  134. 34 Ghana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  135. 34 Sri Lanka 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  136. 34 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  137. 34 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  138. 34 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  139. 34 Malawi 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  140. 34 Bolivia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  141. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  142. 34 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  143. 34 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  144. 34 Indonesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  145. 34 Vietnam 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  146. 34 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  147. 34 Mongolia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  148. 34 Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  149. 34 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  150. 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  151. 34 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  152. 34 Ecuador 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  153. 34 El Salvador 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  154. 34 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  155. 34 Thailand 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  156. 34 Romania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  157. 34 Chile 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate in armed conflicts in United States?
Death rate in armed conflicts in United States was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.9684 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
How does United States rank for death rate in armed conflicts?
United States ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
Is death rate in armed conflicts rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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