Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in United States
United States: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in United States, 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 United States is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in United States peaked at 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1989.
United States ranks 55th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 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 | 0.0006 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2015 | 0.0046 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2016 | 0.0009 deaths per 100,000 people | -80.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 deaths per 100,000 people | +164.2% |
| 2018 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2022 | 0.0003 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2025 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.105 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0046 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0003 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 52 Uganda 0.0039 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 South Africa 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Turkey 0.0011 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 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 United States?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in United States was 0 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
- How does United States rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- United States ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.