Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred by country
The best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
259.5 deaths per 100,000 people
Palestine
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Western Sahara
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 based on where they occurred is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 259.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Palestine; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Western Sahara.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 5,502.7%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 259.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Ukraine | 231.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 5,502.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 145.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 2,243.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Haiti | 20.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Somalia | 19.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 18.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Syria | 13.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Mali | 8.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 642.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 898.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 6.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Lebanon | 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 13 | South Sudan | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Congo | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 226.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Yemen | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 1,253.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Niger | 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Russia | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 5,086.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 518.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Nigeria | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Tanzania | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Iran | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Cambodia | 0.9805 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Togo | 0.8031 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Chad | 0.6808 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 0.4309 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Israel | 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 0.288 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Iraq | 0.285 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 0.2795 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Brazil | 0.2782 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 763.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Qatar | 0.1926 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 0.1578 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Philippines | 0.1233 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 0.1217 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 0.0981 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Angola | 0.0615 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 46 | India | 0.0416 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 0.0364 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Venezuela | 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Rwanda | 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Uganda | 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | South Africa | 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Turkey | 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Albania | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Andorra | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Armenia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Australia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Belgium | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Bahrain | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Bahamas | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Belize | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Bolivia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Barbados | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Brunei | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Bhutan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Botswana | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Canada | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Chile | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | China | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Comoros | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Cape Verde | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Cuba | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Cyprus | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Czechia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Germany | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Djibouti | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Dominica | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Denmark | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Algeria | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Eritrea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Spain | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Estonia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Finland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Fiji | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | France | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Gabon | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Georgia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Gambia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Greece | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Grenada | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Greenland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Guyana | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Honduras | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Croatia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Hungary | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Iceland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Italy | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Jamaica | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Kiribati | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | South Korea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Kuwait | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Laos | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Liberia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Libya | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Saint Lucia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Lesotho | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Lithuania | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Latvia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Morocco | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Monaco | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Moldova | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Madagascar | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Maldives | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Montenegro | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Mongolia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Mauritania | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Mauritius | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Malawi | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Malaysia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Namibia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Netherlands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Norway | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Nepal | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Nauru | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | New Zealand | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Oman | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Panama | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Peru | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Palau | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Poland | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | North Korea | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Portugal | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Singapore | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Solomon Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | San Marino | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Serbia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Suriname | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Slovakia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Slovenia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Sweden | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Eswatini | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Seychelles | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | East Timor | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Tonga | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Tunisia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Uruguay | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | United States | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Vietnam | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Samoa | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Zambia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Taiwan | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | flat |
| 55 | Western Sahara | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
The best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.