Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in India
India: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0.0416 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in India, 1989–2025
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
The most recent figure for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in India is 0.0416 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in India peaked at 0.5532 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places India 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.212 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.212 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.212 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2569 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1063 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5532 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1955 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1224 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.375 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0604 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0428 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1245 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0349 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0248 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0496 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 43 Kenya 0.1217 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Argentina 0.0981 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Angola 0.0615 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 47 Guatemala 0.0375 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Indonesia 0.0364 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for India
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 76 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 13.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 12.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in India?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in India was 0.0416 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 based on where they occurred recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5532 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does India rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- India ranks 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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 based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.