Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Myanmar
Myanmar: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Myanmar, 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
Myanmar recorded 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and up 226.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Myanmar peaked at 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 15th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -49.4% |
| 1991 | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +74.2% |
| 1992 | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3132 deaths per 100,000 people | -92.4% |
| 1994 | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +476.2% |
| 1995 | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +93.1% |
| 1996 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -61.4% |
| 1997 | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.7% |
| 1998 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7145 deaths per 100,000 people | -45.7% |
| 2000 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +128.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7166 deaths per 100,000 people | -56.1% |
| 2002 | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +57.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4993 deaths per 100,000 people | -55.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2996 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7905 deaths per 100,000 people | +163.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9082 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +56.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1901 deaths per 100,000 people | -86.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3966 deaths per 100,000 people | +108.6% |
| 2010 | 0.357 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +354.6% |
| 2012 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7063 deaths per 100,000 people | -62.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4538 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +184.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3379 deaths per 100,000 people | -73.8% |
| 2017 | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +1257.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people | -95.9% |
| 2019 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +459.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3169 deaths per 100,000 people | -70.1% |
| 2021 | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +927.3% |
| 2022 | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +56.5% |
| 2023 | 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 5.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1257.9% | 0.3379 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | +927.3% | 0.3169 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3132 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7983 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1901 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3169 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Myanmar?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Myanmar was 4.21 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Myanmar ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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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.