Deaths in armed conflicts by region by country
The best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
23,669 deaths
Ukraine
Lowest
0 deaths
Western Sahara
Median
0 deaths
Years covered
38
1989–2026
Data points
7,448
What the numbers show
Deaths in armed conflicts by region is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 23,669 deaths in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 deaths in Western Sahara.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths, and the mean is 204.94 deaths.
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 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 23,669 deaths | 2026 | up 3,295.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran | 3,509 deaths | 2026 | up 15,850.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 2,032 deaths | 2026 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Lebanon | 1,389 deaths | 2026 | up 3,868.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 1,357 deaths | 2026 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Somalia | 1,320 deaths | 2026 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 849 deaths | 2026 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 793 deaths | 2026 | up 3,072.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Nigeria | 726 deaths | 2026 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Myanmar | 604 deaths | 2026 | up 247.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 528 deaths | 2026 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 454 deaths | 2026 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Palestine | 365 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 340 deaths | 2026 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Mali | 276 deaths | 2026 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Niger | 259 deaths | 2026 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Haiti | 134 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 18 | South Sudan | 123 deaths | 2026 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 104 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 101 deaths | 2026 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Yemen | 79 deaths | 2026 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 22 | India | 76 deaths | 2026 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Syria | 73 deaths | 2026 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Mozambique | 64 deaths | 2026 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Chad | 33 deaths | 2026 | up 1,550.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Russia | 26 deaths | 2026 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 20 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Kuwait | 13 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 10 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Cameroon | 4 deaths | 2026 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 4 deaths | 2026 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Bahrain | 3 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 3 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Kenya | 3 deaths | 2026 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Iraq | 2 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Oman | 2 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Burundi | 1 deaths | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 1 deaths | 2026 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Angola | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Albania | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Andorra | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Argentina | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Armenia | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Australia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Austria | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Benin | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Bahamas | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Belarus | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Belize | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Bolivia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Brazil | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Barbados | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Brunei | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Bhutan | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Botswana | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Switzerland | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Chile | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | China | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Congo | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Comoros | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Cuba | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Cyprus | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Czechia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Germany | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Djibouti | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Dominica | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Denmark | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Algeria | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Ecuador | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Eritrea | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Spain | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Estonia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Finland | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Fiji | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | France | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Gabon | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Georgia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Gambia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Greece | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Grenada | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Greenland | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Guyana | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Honduras | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Hungary | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Indonesia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Iceland | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Italy | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Jamaica | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Jordan | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Japan | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Cambodia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Kiribati | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | South Korea | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Laos | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Liberia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Libya | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Lesotho | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Lithuania | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Latvia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Monaco | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Moldova | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Madagascar | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Maldives | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Marshall Islands | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Montenegro | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Mongolia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Mauritania | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritius | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Malawi | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Malaysia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Namibia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Netherlands | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Norway | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Nepal | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Nauru | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | New Zealand | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Panama | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Palau | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Poland | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | North Korea | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Portugal | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Paraguay | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Qatar | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Rwanda | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Singapore | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | El Salvador | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | San Marino | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Serbia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Suriname | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Slovakia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Sweden | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Eswatini | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Seychelles | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Togo | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Turkmenistan | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | East Timor | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Tonga | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Turkey | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Tuvalu | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Tanzania | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Uruguay | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | United States | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Venezuela | 0 deaths | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Vietnam | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Vanuatu | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Samoa | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | South Africa | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Taiwan | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | flat |
| 39 | Western Sahara | 0 deaths | 2026 | — | volatile |
About this data
The best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.