Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack by country
Deaths from terrorist attacks of unknown type.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
1,484 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 terrorist attacks, by method of attack is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 1,484 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 12.24 deaths.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 3,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).
Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1,484 deaths | 2021 | up 1,625.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 403 deaths | 2021 | up 430.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 72 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 66 deaths | 2021 | up 3,200.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Myanmar | 41 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Syria | 35 deaths | 2021 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Mali | 27 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Somalia | 25 deaths | 2021 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Iraq | 19 deaths | 2021 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 11 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 11 deaths | 2021 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 10 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Mozambique | 6 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Niger | 5 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 2 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 15 | India | 2 deaths | 2021 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 2 deaths | 2021 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Philippines | 2 deaths | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Venezuela | 2 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Angola | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Albania | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Andorra | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Argentina | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Armenia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Australia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Burundi | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Benin | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Bahrain | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Bahamas | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Belarus | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Belize | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Bolivia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Brazil | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Barbados | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Brunei | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Bhutan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Botswana | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Canada | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Chile | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | China | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Comoros | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Cuba | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Cyprus | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Czechia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Germany | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Djibouti | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Dominica | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Algeria | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Eritrea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Spain | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Fiji | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | France | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Gabon | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Georgia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Gambia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Greece | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Grenada | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Guatemala | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Guyana | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Hong Kong | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Honduras | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Croatia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Haiti | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Hungary | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Indonesia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Iran | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Iceland | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Israel | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Jamaica | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Jordan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Japan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Cambodia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | South Korea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Kuwait | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Laos | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Lebanon | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Liberia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Libya | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Lesotho | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Lithuania | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Macao | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Morocco | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Moldova | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Madagascar | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Maldives | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Mexico | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Montenegro | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Mauritania | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Mauritius | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Malawi | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Malaysia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Namibia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | New Caledonia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Norway | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Nepal | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | New Zealand | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Panama | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | North Korea | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Paraguay | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | French Polynesia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Qatar | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Romania | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Russia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Senegal | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Singapore | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | El Salvador | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Serbia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | South Sudan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Suriname | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Slovakia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Slovenia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Eswatini | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Seychelles | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Chad | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 0 deaths | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | East Timor | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Tunisia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Tanzania | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Uganda | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Ukraine | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | United States | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Vietnam | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Vanuatu | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Zambia | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | French Guiana | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Taiwan | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Western Sahara | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Falkland Islands | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Vatican | 0 deaths | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | 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.
- USSR 0 deaths
About this data
Deaths from terrorist attacks of unknown type.