Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Turkey
Turkey: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.1% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Turkey peaked at 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
That places Turkey 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9786 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7665 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +316.9% |
| 1993 | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.0% |
| 1994 | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +49.6% |
| 1995 | 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 6.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.2% |
| 1998 | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.9% |
| 1999 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -45.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2339 deaths per 100,000 people | -86.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1842 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0731 deaths per 100,000 people | -60.3% |
| 2003 | 0.286 deaths per 100,000 people | +291.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3601 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.564 deaths per 100,000 people | +56.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4511 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8905 deaths per 100,000 people | +97.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7658 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.265 deaths per 100,000 people | -65.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2986 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5457 deaths per 100,000 people | +82.8% |
| 2012 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +91.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0982 deaths per 100,000 people | -90.6% |
| 2014 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5296 deaths per 100,000 people | -71.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5437 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3538 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2451 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 0.158 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1149 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1215 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -67.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people | -97.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9786 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9786 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9786 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7665 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4073 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0731 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8905 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6587 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1134 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2451 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 51 Rwanda 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 53 South Africa 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Algeria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Andorra 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Bangladesh 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Bhutan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Bolivia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Canada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Cape Verde 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Chile 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 China 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Cyprus 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Czechia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 East Timor 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 El Salvador 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Finland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 France 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Gambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Germany 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Greenland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Jamaica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Japan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Libya 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Liechtenstein 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Madagascar 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Malawi 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Malaysia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Mauritius 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Monaco 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Mongolia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Montenegro 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Morocco 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Namibia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Nauru 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Nepal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 New Zealand 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Oman 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Palau 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Peru 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Poland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Portugal 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Romania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 San Marino 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Slovakia 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 South Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Sri Lanka 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Switzerland 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Taiwan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Tajikistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Tonga 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Tunisia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 United Kingdom 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 United States 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Vanuatu 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Vietnam 0 deaths per 100,000 people
- 55 Western Sahara 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 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 Turkey?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Turkey was 0.0011 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Turkey rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Turkey ranks 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.