Deaths in armed conflicts by country by country

Countries reporting
196
Highest
23,669
Ukraine
Lowest
0
Western Sahara
Median
0
Years covered
38
1989–2026
Data points
7,448

What the numbers show

Deaths in armed conflicts by country is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 23,669 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 in Western Sahara.

The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 200.76.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Iran (up 15,850.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).

Deaths in armed conflicts by country: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 23,669 2026 up 3,295.8% volatile
2 Iran 3,509 2026 up 15,850.0% volatile
3 Sudan 2,032 2026 up 7.3% volatile
4 Lebanon 1,389 2026 up 3,868.6% volatile
5 Ethiopia 1,357 2026 up 144.9% volatile
6 Somalia 1,320 2026 down 35.8% volatile
7 Pakistan 849 2026 down 21.8% volatile
8 Burkina Faso 793 2026 up 3,072.0% volatile
9 Nigeria 726 2026 down 81.1% volatile
10 Myanmar 604 2026 up 247.1% volatile
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 528 2026 down 75.3% volatile
12 Afghanistan 454 2026 down 97.6% volatile
13 Palestine 365 2026 β€” volatile
14 Mexico 340 2026 down 92.0% volatile
15 Mali 276 2026 up 69.3% volatile
16 Niger 259 2026 down 13.7% volatile
17 Haiti 134 2026 β€” volatile
18 South Sudan 123 2026 down 90.5% volatile
19 Sri Lanka 104 2026 β€” volatile
20 Colombia 101 2026 up 236.7% volatile
21 Yemen 79 2026 down 98.1% volatile
22 India 76 2026 down 89.5% volatile
23 Syria 73 2026 down 99.9% volatile
24 Mozambique 64 2026 up 16.4% volatile
25 Chad 33 2026 up 1,550.0% volatile
26 Russia 26 2026 down 62.9% volatile
27 Ghana 20 2026 β€” volatile
28 Kuwait 13 2026 β€” volatile
29 United Arab Emirates 10 2026 β€” volatile
30 Cameroon 4 2026 down 99.2% volatile
30 Saudi Arabia 4 2026 down 96.8% volatile
32 Bahrain 3 2026 β€” volatile
32 Israel 3 2026 β€” volatile
32 Kenya 3 2026 down 97.2% volatile
35 Iraq 2 2026 down 100.0% volatile
35 Oman 2 2026 β€” volatile
37 Burundi 1 2026 down 98.8% volatile
37 Bangladesh 1 2026 down 98.6% volatile
39 Angola 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Albania 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Andorra 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Argentina 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Armenia 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Australia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Austria 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Azerbaijan 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Belgium 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Benin 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Bulgaria 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Bahamas 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Belarus 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Belize 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Bolivia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Brazil 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Barbados 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Brunei 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Bhutan 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Botswana 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Central African Republic 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Canada 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Switzerland 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Chile 0 2026 β€” flat
39 China 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Congo 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Comoros 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Cape Verde 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Costa Rica 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Cuba 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Cyprus 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Czechia 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Germany 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Djibouti 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Dominica 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Denmark 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Dominican Republic 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Algeria 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Ecuador 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Egypt 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Eritrea 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Spain 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Estonia 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Finland 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Fiji 0 2026 β€” flat
39 France 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Gabon 0 2026 β€” flat
39 United Kingdom 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Georgia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Guinea 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Gambia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Guinea-Bissau 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Equatorial Guinea 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Greece 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Grenada 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Greenland 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Guatemala 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Guyana 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Honduras 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Croatia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Hungary 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Indonesia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Ireland 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Iceland 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Italy 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Jamaica 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Jordan 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Japan 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Kazakhstan 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Kyrgyzstan 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Cambodia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Kiribati 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2026 β€” flat
39 South Korea 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Laos 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Liberia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Libya 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Saint Lucia 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Liechtenstein 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Lesotho 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Lithuania 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Luxembourg 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Latvia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Morocco 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Monaco 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Moldova 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Madagascar 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Maldives 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Marshall Islands 0 2026 β€” flat
39 North Macedonia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Malta 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Montenegro 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Mongolia 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Mauritania 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Mauritius 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Malawi 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Malaysia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Namibia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Nicaragua 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Netherlands 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Norway 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Nepal 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Nauru 0 2026 β€” flat
39 New Zealand 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Panama 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Peru 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Philippines 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Palau 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Papua New Guinea 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Poland 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 North Korea 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Portugal 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Paraguay 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Qatar 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Romania 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Rwanda 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Senegal 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Singapore 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Solomon Islands 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Sierra Leone 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 El Salvador 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 San Marino 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Serbia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Suriname 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Slovakia 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Slovenia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Sweden 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Eswatini 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Seychelles 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Togo 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Thailand 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Tajikistan 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Turkmenistan 0 2026 β€” flat
39 East Timor 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Tonga 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Tunisia 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Turkey 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Tuvalu 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Tanzania 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Uganda 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Uruguay 0 2026 β€” flat
39 United States 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Uzbekistan 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Venezuela 0 2026 down 100.0% volatile
39 Vietnam 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Vanuatu 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Samoa 0 2026 β€” flat
39 South Africa 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Zambia 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Zimbabwe 0 2026 β€” volatile
39 Taiwan 0 2026 β€” flat
39 Western Sahara 0 2026 β€” volatile

About this data

Indicator
Deaths in armed conflicts by country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 7,448 data points, 1989–2026
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