Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred by country

The best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.

Countries reporting
192
Highest
62,775 deaths
Sudan
Lowest
0 deaths
Western Sahara
Median
0 deaths
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,252

What the numbers show

Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 62,775 deaths in Sudan; the lowest is 0 deaths in Western Sahara.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths, and the mean is 398.19 deaths.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 16,866.2%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).

Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sudan 62,775 deaths 2025 up 16,866.2% volatile
2 Democratic Republic of Congo 3,546 deaths 2025 up 705.9% volatile
3 Syria 1,980 deaths 2025 down 1.1% volatile
4 Burkina Faso 1,268 deaths 2025 volatile
5 Haiti 1,217 deaths 2025 volatile
6 Tanzania 1,009 deaths 2025 volatile
7 Ethiopia 824 deaths 2025 up 219.4% volatile
8 Nigeria 751 deaths 2025 down 79.5% volatile
9 Mali 632 deaths 2025 volatile
10 Niger 387 deaths 2025 up 143.4% volatile
11 Colombia 318 deaths 2025 volatile
12 Congo 290 deaths 2025 volatile
13 Mozambique 289 deaths 2025 volatile
14 Myanmar 207 deaths 2025 up 590.0% volatile
15 Pakistan 205 deaths 2025 down 5.1% volatile
16 Cameroon 127 deaths 2025 down 62.5% volatile
17 Palestine 86 deaths 2025 volatile
18 India 81 deaths 2025 up 15.7% volatile
19 Central African Republic 80 deaths 2025 down 80.8% volatile
20 Brazil 68 deaths 2025 volatile
21 Mexico 65 deaths 2025 volatile
22 Burundi 62 deaths 2025 down 22.5% volatile
23 Yemen 46 deaths 2025 up 1,050.0% volatile
24 Argentina 45 deaths 2025 volatile
25 Afghanistan 26 deaths 2025 down 85.1% volatile
26 Chad 22 deaths 2025 down 80.7% volatile
26 Ukraine 22 deaths 2025 volatile
28 Benin 11 deaths 2025 volatile
29 Israel 5 deaths 2025 volatile
30 Philippines 3 deaths 2025 down 91.2% volatile
31 Iran 2 deaths 2025 volatile
31 Iraq 2 deaths 2025 down 99.8% volatile
31 Russia 2 deaths 2025 unchanged volatile
34 Angola 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Albania 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Andorra 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Armenia 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Australia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Austria 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Azerbaijan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Belgium 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Bangladesh 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Bulgaria 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Bahrain 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Bahamas 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Belarus 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Belize 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Bolivia 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Barbados 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Brunei 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Bhutan 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Botswana 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Canada 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Switzerland 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Chile 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 China 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Comoros 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Cape Verde 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Costa Rica 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Cuba 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Cyprus 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Czechia 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Germany 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Djibouti 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Dominica 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Denmark 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Dominican Republic 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Algeria 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Ecuador 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Egypt 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Eritrea 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Spain 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Estonia 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Finland 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Fiji 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 France 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Gabon 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 United Kingdom 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Georgia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Ghana 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Guinea 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Gambia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Greece 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Grenada 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Greenland 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Guatemala 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Guyana 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Honduras 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Croatia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Hungary 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Indonesia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Iceland 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Italy 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Jamaica 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Jordan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Japan 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Kazakhstan 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Kenya 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Cambodia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Kiribati 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 South Korea 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Kuwait 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Laos 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Lebanon 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Liberia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Libya 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Saint Lucia 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Sri Lanka 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Lesotho 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Lithuania 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Latvia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Morocco 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Monaco 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Moldova 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Madagascar 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Maldives 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Marshall Islands 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 North Macedonia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Montenegro 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Mongolia 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Mauritania 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Mauritius 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Malawi 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Malaysia 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Namibia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Nicaragua 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Netherlands 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Norway 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Nepal 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Nauru 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 New Zealand 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Oman 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Panama 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Peru 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Palau 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Poland 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 North Korea 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Portugal 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Paraguay 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Qatar 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Romania 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Rwanda 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Senegal 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Singapore 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Solomon Islands 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Sierra Leone 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 El Salvador 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 San Marino 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Somalia 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Serbia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 South Sudan 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Suriname 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Slovakia 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Slovenia 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Sweden 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Eswatini 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Seychelles 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Togo 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Thailand 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Tajikistan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Turkmenistan 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 East Timor 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Tonga 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Tunisia 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Turkey 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Tuvalu 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Uganda 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Uruguay 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 United States 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Uzbekistan 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Venezuela 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Vietnam 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Vanuatu 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Samoa 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 South Africa 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Zambia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Zimbabwe 0 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Taiwan 0 deaths 2025 flat
34 Western Sahara 0 deaths 2025 flat

About this data

Indicator
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred
Unit
deaths
Source
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed 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

The best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.