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Deaths from terrorist attacks by method by country

Deaths from terrorist attacks of unknown type.

Countries reporting
91
Highest
1,484 deaths
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 deaths
Guinea
Median
0 deaths
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,021

What the numbers show

Deaths from terrorist attacks by method is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 1,484 deaths in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 deaths in Guinea.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths, and the mean is 24.47 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 Thailand (down 100.0%).

Deaths from terrorist attacks by method: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Ethiopia 11 deaths 2021 up 1,000.0% volatile
10 Cameroon 11 deaths 2021 — volatile
12 Central African Republic 10 deaths 2021 — volatile
13 Mozambique 6 deaths 2021 — volatile
14 Niger 5 deaths 2021 — volatile
15 India 2 deaths 2021 down 96.2% volatile
15 Cote d'Ivoire 2 deaths 2021 — volatile
15 Venezuela 2 deaths 2021 — volatile
15 Burkina Faso 2 deaths 2021 — volatile
15 Philippines 2 deaths 2021 down 33.3% volatile
15 Pakistan 2 deaths 2021 down 88.2% volatile
21 Nepal 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Rwanda 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Uzbekistan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Russia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Peru 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Panama 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Nicaragua 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Namibia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Malawi 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 South Africa 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Zimbabwe 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Sri Lanka 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Ukraine 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Tanzania 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Turkey 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Tunisia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Tajikistan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Thailand 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
21 Togo 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Chad 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Uganda 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Sudan 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
21 Sweden 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Suriname 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 South Sudan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 United States 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 El Salvador 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Sierra Leone 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Singapore 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Senegal 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Costa Rica 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Georgia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 United Kingdom 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 France 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Spain 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Eritrea 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Egypt 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Ecuador 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Algeria 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Germany 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Ghana 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Colombia 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
21 China 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Chile 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Brazil 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Bangladesh 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
21 Burundi 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Azerbaijan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Albania 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Angola 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Japan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Madagascar 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Morocco 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Libya 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Liberia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Lebanon 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Laos 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Cambodia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Kenya 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
21 Kazakhstan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Mexico 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Israel 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Iran 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Indonesia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Haiti 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Honduras 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Guatemala 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Gambia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
21 Guinea 0 deaths 2021 — volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Deaths from terrorist attacks by method
Unit
deaths
Source
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
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Deaths from terrorist attacks of unknown type.