Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks by country
Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
4,171 deaths
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 deaths
Wallis and Futuna
Median
0 deaths
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,021
What the numbers show
Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 4,171 deaths in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 deaths in Wallis and Futuna.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths, and the mean is 59.85 deaths.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 24,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 4,171 deaths | 2021 | up 373.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 1,409 deaths | 2021 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Yemen | 859 deaths | 2021 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 688 deaths | 2021 | up 1,276.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 488 deaths | 2021 | up 24,300.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Niger | 447 deaths | 2021 | up 11,075.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 422 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Mali | 270 deaths | 2021 | up 5,300.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Somalia | 249 deaths | 2021 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Syria | 242 deaths | 2021 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Myanmar | 236 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Iraq | 218 deaths | 2021 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 190 deaths | 2021 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Mozambique | 154 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 15 | India | 135 deaths | 2021 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 100 deaths | 2021 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 71 deaths | 2021 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 66 deaths | 2021 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 62 deaths | 2021 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Sudan | 59 deaths | 2021 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 21 | South Sudan | 51 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 42 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 32 deaths | 2021 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Burundi | 28 deaths | 2021 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 25 deaths | 2021 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 20 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 27 | United States | 17 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela | 14 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Israel | 13 deaths | 2021 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 deaths | 2021 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 12 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Thailand | 11 deaths | 2021 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Egypt | 10 deaths | 2021 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Libya | 8 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 8 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 7 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 5 deaths | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Tunisia | 5 deaths | 2021 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Turkey | 5 deaths | 2021 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Canada | 4 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Germany | 3 deaths | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 41 | France | 3 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 2 deaths | 2021 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 43 | China | 2 deaths | 2021 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Iran | 2 deaths | 2021 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Rwanda | 2 deaths | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 43 | El Salvador | 2 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 2 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Brazil | 1 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 1 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Djibouti | 1 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 1 deaths | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | 1 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Lebanon | 1 deaths | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 1 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Latvia | 1 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Paraguay | 1 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Angola | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Albania | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Andorra | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Armenia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Australia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Austria | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Benin | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bahrain | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Belarus | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Belize | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Barbados | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Brunei | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Bhutan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Botswana | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Switzerland | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Comoros | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Cuba | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Cyprus | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Dominica | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Denmark | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Eritrea | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Estonia | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Finland | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Fiji | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Georgia | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Gambia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Grenada | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guatemala | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guyana | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Croatia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Haiti | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Hungary | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Iceland | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Italy | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Jamaica | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Japan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | South Korea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kuwait | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Laos | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Liberia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Lesotho | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Macao | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Moldova | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Madagascar | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Maldives | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Montenegro | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Mauritania | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Mauritius | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Malawi | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Malaysia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Namibia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | New Caledonia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Norway | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Nepal | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Panama | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Poland | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | North Korea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Portugal | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | French Polynesia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Qatar | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Russia | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Senegal | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Solomon Islands | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Suriname | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Slovenia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Sweden | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Eswatini | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Seychelles | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Togo | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | East Timor | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Tanzania | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Vietnam | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Zambia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | French Guiana | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Taiwan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Western Sahara | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Falkland Islands | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Vatican | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.