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Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in South Africa

South Africa: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
53rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
3.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1990
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1997
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in South Africa, 1989–2025

012341989200720251989: 0.709 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 0.321 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 0.346 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 0.063 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0 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 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.002 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.003 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2024: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2025: 0.002 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

The most recent figure for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in South Africa is 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 53.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in South Africa peaked at 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1997.

South Africa ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 South Africa, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1989 0.7091 deaths per 100,000 people —
1990 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people +397.4%
1991 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people -52.7%
1992 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
1993 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people +23.4%
1994 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people -43.7%
1995 0.321 deaths per 100,000 people -72.2%
1996 0.3457 deaths per 100,000 people +7.7%
1997 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1998 0.0627 deaths per 100,000 people —
1999 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2000 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2002 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2003 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2004 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2005 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2006 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2007 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2008 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2009 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2010 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2011 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2012 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2013 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2014 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2015 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2016 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2017 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2018 0.0017 deaths per 100,000 people —
2019 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2020 0.0033 deaths per 100,000 people —
2021 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people +5956.0%
2022 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2023 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2024 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2025 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people —

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in South Africa 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +5956.0% 0.0033 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7091 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7091 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7091 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1990s 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.0002 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0017 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.0341 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people 6

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 50 Venezuela 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 51 Rwanda 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 52 Uganda 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 54 Turkey 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 55 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 55 Algeria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 55 Andorra 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  8. 55 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  9. 55 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  10. 55 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  11. 55 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  12. 55 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  13. 55 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  14. 55 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  15. 55 Bangladesh 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  16. 55 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  17. 55 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  18. 55 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  19. 55 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  20. 55 Bhutan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  21. 55 Bolivia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  22. 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  23. 55 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  24. 55 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  25. 55 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  26. 55 Canada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  27. 55 Cape Verde 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  28. 55 Chile 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  29. 55 China 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  30. 55 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  31. 55 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  32. 55 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  33. 55 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  34. 55 Cyprus 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  35. 55 Czechia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  36. 55 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  37. 55 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  38. 55 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  39. 55 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  40. 55 East Timor 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  41. 55 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  42. 55 El Salvador 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  43. 55 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  44. 55 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  45. 55 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  46. 55 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  47. 55 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  48. 55 Finland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  49. 55 France 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  50. 55 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  51. 55 Gambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  52. 55 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  53. 55 Germany 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  54. 55 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  55. 55 Greenland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  56. 55 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  57. 55 Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  58. 55 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  59. 55 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  60. 55 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  61. 55 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  62. 55 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  63. 55 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  64. 55 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  65. 55 Jamaica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  66. 55 Japan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  67. 55 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  68. 55 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  69. 55 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  70. 55 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  71. 55 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  72. 55 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  73. 55 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  74. 55 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  75. 55 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  76. 55 Libya 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  77. 55 Liechtenstein 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  78. 55 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  79. 55 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  80. 55 Madagascar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  81. 55 Malawi 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  82. 55 Malaysia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  83. 55 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  84. 55 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  85. 55 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  86. 55 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  87. 55 Mauritius 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  88. 55 Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  89. 55 Monaco 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  90. 55 Mongolia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  91. 55 Montenegro 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  92. 55 Morocco 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  93. 55 Namibia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  94. 55 Nauru 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  95. 55 Nepal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  96. 55 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  97. 55 New Zealand 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  98. 55 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  99. 55 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  100. 55 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  101. 55 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  102. 55 Oman 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  103. 55 Palau 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  104. 55 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  105. 55 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  106. 55 Peru 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  107. 55 Poland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  108. 55 Portugal 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  109. 55 Romania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  110. 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  111. 55 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  112. 55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  113. 55 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  114. 55 San Marino 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  115. 55 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  116. 55 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  117. 55 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  118. 55 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  119. 55 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  120. 55 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  121. 55 Slovakia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  122. 55 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  123. 55 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  124. 55 South Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  125. 55 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  126. 55 Sri Lanka 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  127. 55 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  128. 55 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  129. 55 Switzerland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  130. 55 Taiwan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  131. 55 Tajikistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  132. 55 Tonga 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  133. 55 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  134. 55 Tunisia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  135. 55 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  136. 55 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  137. 55 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  138. 55 United Kingdom 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  139. 55 United States 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  140. 55 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  141. 55 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  142. 55 Vanuatu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  143. 55 Vietnam 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  144. 55 Western Sahara 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  145. 55 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  146. 55 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in South Africa?
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in South Africa was 0.0015 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 South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1997.
How does South Africa rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
South Africa ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this South Africa 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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Indicator
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred
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 combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.