Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country by country

Countries reporting
194
Highest
62,775
Sudan
Lowest
0
Western Sahara
Median
0
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,252

What the numbers show

Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 62,775 in Sudan; the lowest is 0 in Western Sahara.

The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 393.68.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 16,866.2%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).

Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sudan 62,775 2025 up 16,866.2% volatile
1 Ireland 0 2025 β€” flat
1 Liechtenstein 0 2025 β€” flat
1 Luxembourg 0 2025 β€” flat
1 Malta 0 2025 β€” flat
2 Democratic Republic of Congo 3,546 2025 up 705.9% volatile
3 Syria 1,980 2025 down 1.1% volatile
4 Burkina Faso 1,268 2025 β€” volatile
5 Haiti 1,217 2025 β€” volatile
6 Tanzania 1,009 2025 β€” volatile
7 Ethiopia 824 2025 up 219.4% volatile
8 Nigeria 751 2025 down 79.5% volatile
9 Mali 632 2025 β€” volatile
10 Niger 387 2025 up 143.4% volatile
11 Colombia 318 2025 β€” volatile
12 Congo 290 2025 β€” volatile
13 Mozambique 289 2025 β€” volatile
14 Myanmar 207 2025 up 590.0% volatile
15 Pakistan 205 2025 down 5.1% volatile
16 Cameroon 127 2025 down 62.5% volatile
17 Palestine 86 2025 β€” volatile
18 India 81 2025 up 15.7% volatile
20 Brazil 68 2025 β€” volatile
21 Mexico 65 2025 β€” volatile
22 Burundi 62 2025 down 22.5% volatile
23 Yemen 46 2025 up 1,050.0% volatile
24 Argentina 45 2025 β€” volatile
25 Afghanistan 26 2025 down 85.1% volatile
26 Chad 22 2025 down 80.7% volatile
26 Ukraine 22 2025 β€” volatile
28 Benin 11 2025 β€” volatile
29 Israel 5 2025 β€” volatile
30 Philippines 3 2025 down 91.2% volatile
31 Iran 2 2025 β€” volatile
31 Iraq 2 2025 down 99.8% volatile
31 Russia 2 2025 unchanged volatile
34 Angola 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Albania 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Andorra 0 2025 β€” flat
34 United Arab Emirates 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Armenia 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Australia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Austria 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Azerbaijan 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Belgium 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Bangladesh 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Bulgaria 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Bahrain 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Bahamas 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Belarus 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Belize 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Bolivia 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Barbados 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Brunei 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Bhutan 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Botswana 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Canada 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Switzerland 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Chile 0 2025 β€” flat
34 China 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Cote d'Ivoire 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Comoros 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Cape Verde 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Costa Rica 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Cuba 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Cyprus 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Czechia 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Germany 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Djibouti 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Dominica 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Denmark 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Dominican Republic 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Algeria 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Ecuador 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Egypt 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Eritrea 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Spain 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Estonia 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Finland 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Fiji 0 2025 β€” flat
34 France 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Gabon 0 2025 β€” flat
34 United Kingdom 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Georgia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Ghana 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Guinea 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Gambia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Guinea-Bissau 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Equatorial Guinea 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Greece 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Grenada 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Greenland 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Guatemala 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Guyana 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Honduras 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Croatia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Hungary 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Indonesia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Iceland 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Italy 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Jamaica 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Jordan 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Japan 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Kazakhstan 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Kenya 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Kyrgyzstan 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Cambodia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Kiribati 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2025 β€” flat
34 South Korea 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Kuwait 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Laos 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Lebanon 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Liberia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Libya 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Saint Lucia 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Sri Lanka 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Lesotho 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Lithuania 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Latvia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Morocco 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Monaco 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Moldova 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Madagascar 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Maldives 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Marshall Islands 0 2025 β€” flat
34 North Macedonia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Montenegro 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Mongolia 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Mauritania 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Mauritius 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Malawi 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Malaysia 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Namibia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Nicaragua 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Netherlands 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Norway 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Nepal 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Nauru 0 2025 β€” flat
34 New Zealand 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Oman 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Panama 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Peru 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Palau 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Papua New Guinea 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Poland 0 2025 β€” flat
34 North Korea 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Portugal 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Paraguay 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Qatar 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Romania 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Rwanda 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Saudi Arabia 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Senegal 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Singapore 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Solomon Islands 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Sierra Leone 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 El Salvador 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 San Marino 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Somalia 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Serbia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 South Sudan 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Suriname 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Slovakia 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Slovenia 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Sweden 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Eswatini 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Seychelles 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Togo 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Thailand 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Tajikistan 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Turkmenistan 0 2025 β€” flat
34 East Timor 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Tonga 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Tunisia 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Turkey 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Tuvalu 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Uganda 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Uruguay 0 2025 β€” flat
34 United States 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Uzbekistan 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Venezuela 0 2025 down 100.0% volatile
34 Vietnam 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Vanuatu 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Samoa 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Zambia 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Zimbabwe 0 2025 β€” volatile
34 Taiwan 0 2025 β€” flat
34 Western Sahara 0 2025 β€” flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 7,252 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed