Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Iraq
Iraq: Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred was 2 deaths in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2 deaths
Change on year
down 75.0%
World rank
31st
of 196 countries
All-time high
3,205 deaths
in 2014
All-time low
0 deaths
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Iraq, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2025, deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Iraq stood at 2 deaths.
That represents a change of down 75.0% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Iraq peaked at 3,205 deaths in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1989.
Iraq ranks 31st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Iraq, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 23 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 1,743 deaths | +7478.3% |
| 1992 | 158 deaths | -90.9% |
| 1993 | 133 deaths | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 44 deaths | -66.9% |
| 1995 | 103 deaths | +134.1% |
| 1996 | 105 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 43 deaths | — |
| 1999 | 37 deaths | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 30 deaths | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2003 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2004 | 133 deaths | — |
| 2005 | 903 deaths | +578.9% |
| 2006 | 650 deaths | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 2,124 deaths | +226.8% |
| 2008 | 526 deaths | -75.2% |
| 2009 | 671 deaths | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 738 deaths | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 322 deaths | -56.4% |
| 2012 | 769 deaths | +138.8% |
| 2013 | 2,129 deaths | +176.9% |
| 2014 | 3,205 deaths | +50.5% |
| 2015 | 1,139 deaths | -64.5% |
| 2016 | 2,403 deaths | +111.0% |
| 2017 | 1,189 deaths | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 173 deaths | -85.4% |
| 2019 | 173 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56 deaths | -67.6% |
| 2021 | 153 deaths | +173.2% |
| 2022 | 11 deaths | -92.8% |
| 2023 | 29 deaths | +163.6% |
| 2024 | 8 deaths | -72.4% |
| 2025 | 2 deaths | -75.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +7478.3% | 23 deaths | 1,743 deaths |
| 2005 | +578.9% | 133 deaths | 903 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 238.9 deaths | 0 deaths | 1,743 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 503.7 deaths | 0 deaths | 2,124 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,224 deaths | 173 deaths | 3,205 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.17 deaths | 2 deaths | 153 deaths | 6 |
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- 34 Andorra 0 deaths
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- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths
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- 34 Azerbaijan 0 deaths compare
- 34 Bahamas 0 deaths
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- 34 Bangladesh 0 deaths compare
- 34 Barbados 0 deaths
- 34 Belarus 0 deaths
- 34 Belgium 0 deaths compare
- 34 Belize 0 deaths
- 34 Bhutan 0 deaths
- 34 Bolivia 0 deaths
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- 34 Brunei 0 deaths
- 34 Bulgaria 0 deaths
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- 34 Canada 0 deaths
- 34 Cape Verde 0 deaths
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- 34 Comoros 0 deaths
- 34 Costa Rica 0 deaths
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- 34 Cuba 0 deaths
- 34 Cyprus 0 deaths
- 34 Czechia 0 deaths
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- 34 Dominica 0 deaths
- 34 Dominican Republic 0 deaths
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- 34 Egypt 0 deaths compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 deaths compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths
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- 34 Estonia 0 deaths
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- 34 Fiji 0 deaths
- 34 Finland 0 deaths
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- 34 Gabon 0 deaths
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- 34 Georgia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Germany 0 deaths compare
- 34 Ghana 0 deaths
- 34 Greece 0 deaths
- 34 Greenland 0 deaths
- 34 Grenada 0 deaths
- 34 Guatemala 0 deaths compare
- 34 Guinea 0 deaths compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths
- 34 Guyana 0 deaths compare
- 34 Honduras 0 deaths compare
- 34 Hungary 0 deaths
- 34 Iceland 0 deaths
- 34 Indonesia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Ireland 0 deaths
- 34 Italy 0 deaths
- 34 Jamaica 0 deaths
- 34 Japan 0 deaths
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- 34 Kazakhstan 0 deaths
- 34 Kenya 0 deaths compare
- 34 Kiribati 0 deaths
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- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths
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- 34 Latvia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Lebanon 0 deaths compare
- 34 Lesotho 0 deaths
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- 34 Libya 0 deaths compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0 deaths
- 34 Lithuania 0 deaths compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0 deaths
- 34 Madagascar 0 deaths compare
- 34 Malawi 0 deaths
- 34 Malaysia 0 deaths
- 34 Maldives 0 deaths
- 34 Malta 0 deaths
- 34 Marshall Islands 0 deaths
- 34 Mauritania 0 deaths compare
- 34 Mauritius 0 deaths
- 34 Moldova 0 deaths
- 34 Monaco 0 deaths
- 34 Mongolia 0 deaths
- 34 Montenegro 0 deaths
- 34 Morocco 0 deaths compare
- 34 Namibia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Nauru 0 deaths
- 34 Nepal 0 deaths compare
- 34 Netherlands 0 deaths
- 34 New Zealand 0 deaths
- 34 Nicaragua 0 deaths
- 34 North Korea 0 deaths
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- 34 Norway 0 deaths
- 34 Oman 0 deaths
- 34 Palau 0 deaths
- 34 Panama 0 deaths compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths compare
- 34 Paraguay 0 deaths
- 34 Peru 0 deaths compare
- 34 Poland 0 deaths
- 34 Portugal 0 deaths
- 34 Qatar 0 deaths
- 34 Romania 0 deaths compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 deaths compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths
- 34 Saint Lucia 0 deaths
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths
- 34 Samoa 0 deaths
- 34 San Marino 0 deaths
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Senegal 0 deaths compare
- 34 Serbia 0 deaths compare
- 34 Seychelles 0 deaths
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 deaths compare
- 34 Singapore 0 deaths
- 34 Slovakia 0 deaths
- 34 Slovenia 0 deaths
- 34 Solomon Islands 0 deaths
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- 34 South Africa 0 deaths compare
- 34 South Korea 0 deaths
- 34 South Sudan 0 deaths compare
- 34 Spain 0 deaths compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 deaths compare
- 34 Suriname 0 deaths
- 34 Sweden 0 deaths compare
- 34 Switzerland 0 deaths
- 34 Taiwan 0 deaths
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- 34 Thailand 0 deaths compare
- 34 Togo 0 deaths compare
- 34 Tonga 0 deaths
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths
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- 34 Turkey 0 deaths compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0 deaths
- 34 Tuvalu 0 deaths
- 34 Uganda 0 deaths compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths
- 34 United Kingdom 0 deaths compare
- 34 United States 0 deaths compare
- 34 Uruguay 0 deaths
- 34 Uzbekistan 0 deaths
- 34 Vanuatu 0 deaths
- 34 Venezuela 0 deaths compare
- 34 Vietnam 0 deaths
- 34 Western Sahara 0 deaths
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Iraq?
- Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred in Iraq was 2 deaths in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 3,205 deaths in 2014.
- What is the lowest deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1989.
- How does Iraq rank for deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred?
- Iraq ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from one-sided violence based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of civilians from one-sided violence that was ongoing that year.