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Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in South Africa

South Africa: Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita was 0 deaths per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0 deaths per person
World rank
54th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0001 deaths per person
in 1990
All-time low
0 deaths per person
in 1997
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in South Africa, 1989–2025

00001989200720251989: 0 deaths per person1990: 0 deaths per person1991: 0 deaths per person1992: 0 deaths per person1993: 0 deaths per person1994: 0 deaths per person1995: 0 deaths per person1996: 0 deaths per person1997: 0 deaths per person1998: 0 deaths per person1999: 0 deaths per person2000: 0 deaths per person2001: 0 deaths per person2002: 0 deaths per person2003: 0 deaths per person2004: 0 deaths per person2005: 0 deaths per person2006: 0 deaths per person2007: 0 deaths per person2008: 0 deaths per person2009: 0 deaths per person2010: 0 deaths per person2011: 0 deaths per person2012: 0 deaths per person2013: 0 deaths per person2014: 0 deaths per person2015: 0 deaths per person2016: 0 deaths per person2017: 0 deaths per person2018: 0 deaths per person2019: 0 deaths per person2020: 0 deaths per person2021: 0 deaths per person2022: 0 deaths per person2023: 0 deaths per person2024: 0 deaths per person2025: 0 deaths per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0 deaths per person for deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.2% over five years.

Over the whole period, deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 deaths per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per person, in 1997.

That places South Africa 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in South Africa, year by year

Year deaths per person Change
1989 0 deaths per person —
1990 0.0001 deaths per person +346.8%
1991 0 deaths per person -48.8%
1992 0 deaths per person -19.6%
1993 0 deaths per person +34.4%
1994 0 deaths per person -47.7%
1995 0 deaths per person -73.0%
1996 0 deaths per person +61.9%
1997 0 deaths per person -100.0%
1998 0 deaths per person —
1999 0 deaths per person -100.0%
2000 0 deaths per person —
2001 0 deaths per person —
2002 0 deaths per person —
2003 0 deaths per person —
2004 0 deaths per person —
2005 0 deaths per person —
2006 0 deaths per person —
2007 0 deaths per person —
2008 0 deaths per person —
2009 0 deaths per person —
2010 0 deaths per person —
2011 0 deaths per person —
2012 0 deaths per person —
2013 0 deaths per person —
2014 0 deaths per person —
2015 0 deaths per person —
2016 0 deaths per person —
2017 0 deaths per person —
2018 0 deaths per person —
2019 0 deaths per person -100.0%
2020 0 deaths per person —
2021 0 deaths per person +7826.9%
2022 0 deaths per person -100.0%
2023 0 deaths per person —
2024 0 deaths per person —
2025 0 deaths per person —

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 0 deaths per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 deaths per person, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +7826.9% 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person 1
1990s 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person 0.0001 deaths per person 10
2000s 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person 10
2010s 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person 10
2020s 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person 0 deaths per person 6

Countries ranked near South Africa

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  6. 56 Andorra 0 deaths per person
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  9. 56 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per person
  10. 56 Australia 0 deaths per person compare
  11. 56 Austria 0 deaths per person compare
  12. 56 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per person compare
  13. 56 Belgium 0 deaths per person compare
  14. 56 Bangladesh 0 deaths per person compare
  15. 56 Bulgaria 0 deaths per person
  16. 56 Bahrain 0 deaths per person compare
  17. 56 Bahamas 0 deaths per person
  18. 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per person compare
  19. 56 Belarus 0 deaths per person
  20. 56 Belize 0 deaths per person
  21. 56 Barbados 0 deaths per person
  22. 56 Brunei 0 deaths per person
  23. 56 Bhutan 0 deaths per person compare
  24. 56 Botswana 0 deaths per person compare
  25. 56 Canada 0 deaths per person compare
  26. 56 Switzerland 0 deaths per person
  27. 56 Chile 0 deaths per person
  28. 56 China 0 deaths per person compare
  29. 56 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths per person compare
  30. 56 Comoros 0 deaths per person compare
  31. 56 Cape Verde 0 deaths per person
  32. 56 Cuba 0 deaths per person
  33. 56 Cyprus 0 deaths per person
  34. 56 Czechia 0 deaths per person
  35. 56 Germany 0 deaths per person compare
  36. 56 Djibouti 0 deaths per person compare
  37. 56 Dominica 0 deaths per person
  38. 56 Denmark 0 deaths per person
  39. 56 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per person
  40. 56 Algeria 0 deaths per person compare
  41. 56 Egypt 0 deaths per person compare
  42. 56 Eritrea 0 deaths per person compare
  43. 56 Spain 0 deaths per person compare
  44. 56 Estonia 0 deaths per person
  45. 56 Finland 0 deaths per person
  46. 56 Fiji 0 deaths per person
  47. 56 France 0 deaths per person compare
  48. 56 Gabon 0 deaths per person
  49. 56 United Kingdom 0 deaths per person compare
  50. 56 Georgia 0 deaths per person compare
  51. 56 Guinea 0 deaths per person compare
  52. 56 Gambia 0 deaths per person compare
  53. 56 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per person compare
  54. 56 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per person
  55. 56 Greece 0 deaths per person
  56. 56 Grenada 0 deaths per person
  57. 56 Greenland 0 deaths per person
  58. 56 Guyana 0 deaths per person compare
  59. 56 Honduras 0 deaths per person compare
  60. 56 Croatia 0 deaths per person compare
  61. 56 Hungary 0 deaths per person
  62. 56 Ireland 0 deaths per person
  63. 56 Iceland 0 deaths per person
  64. 56 Italy 0 deaths per person compare
  65. 56 Jamaica 0 deaths per person compare
  66. 56 Jordan 0 deaths per person compare
  67. 56 Japan 0 deaths per person
  68. 56 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per person
  69. 56 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per person compare
  70. 56 Kiribati 0 deaths per person
  71. 56 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per person
  72. 56 Korea 0 deaths per person
  73. 56 Kuwait 0 deaths per person compare
  74. 56 Laos 0 deaths per person compare
  75. 56 Liberia 0 deaths per person compare
  76. 56 Libya 0 deaths per person compare
  77. 56 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per person
  78. 56 Liechtenstein 0 deaths per person
  79. 56 Sri Lanka 0 deaths per person compare
  80. 56 Lesotho 0 deaths per person compare
  81. 56 Lithuania 0 deaths per person compare
  82. 56 Luxembourg 0 deaths per person
  83. 56 Latvia 0 deaths per person compare
  84. 56 Morocco 0 deaths per person compare
  85. 56 Monaco 0 deaths per person
  86. 56 Moldova 0 deaths per person compare
  87. 56 Madagascar 0 deaths per person compare
  88. 56 Maldives 0 deaths per person
  89. 56 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per person
  90. 56 North Macedonia 0 deaths per person compare
  91. 56 Malta 0 deaths per person compare
  92. 56 Montenegro 0 deaths per person compare
  93. 56 Mongolia 0 deaths per person
  94. 56 Mauritania 0 deaths per person compare
  95. 56 Mauritius 0 deaths per person
  96. 56 Malawi 0 deaths per person
  97. 56 Malaysia 0 deaths per person compare
  98. 56 Namibia 0 deaths per person compare
  99. 56 Nicaragua 0 deaths per person compare
  100. 56 Netherlands 0 deaths per person compare
  101. 56 Norway 0 deaths per person
  102. 56 Nepal 0 deaths per person compare
  103. 56 Nauru 0 deaths per person
  104. 56 New Zealand 0 deaths per person
  105. 56 Oman 0 deaths per person
  106. 56 Panama 0 deaths per person compare
  107. 56 Peru 0 deaths per person compare
  108. 56 Palau 0 deaths per person
  109. 56 Poland 0 deaths per person compare
  110. 56 North Korea 0 deaths per person
  111. 56 Portugal 0 deaths per person
  112. 56 Paraguay 0 deaths per person compare
  113. 56 Romania 0 deaths per person compare
  114. 56 Senegal 0 deaths per person compare
  115. 56 Singapore 0 deaths per person
  116. 56 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per person compare
  117. 56 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per person compare
  118. 56 El Salvador 0 deaths per person compare
  119. 56 San Marino 0 deaths per person
  120. 56 Serbia 0 deaths per person compare
  121. 56 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths per person
  122. 56 Suriname 0 deaths per person
  123. 56 Slovak Republic 0 deaths per person
  124. 56 Slovenia 0 deaths per person compare
  125. 56 Sweden 0 deaths per person compare
  126. 56 Eswatini 0 deaths per person compare
  127. 56 Seychelles 0 deaths per person
  128. 56 Tajikistan 0 deaths per person compare
  129. 56 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per person
  130. 56 East Timor 0 deaths per person compare
  131. 56 Tonga 0 deaths per person
  132. 56 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per person compare
  133. 56 Tunisia 0 deaths per person compare
  134. 56 Tuvalu 0 deaths per person
  135. 56 Uruguay 0 deaths per person
  136. 56 United States 0 deaths per person compare
  137. 56 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per person compare
  138. 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths per person
  139. 56 Vietnam 0 deaths per person
  140. 56 Vanuatu 0 deaths per person
  141. 56 Samoa 0 deaths per person
  142. 56 Zambia 0 deaths per person compare
  143. 56 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in South Africa?
Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita in South Africa was 0 deaths per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest deaths in armed conflicts, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 deaths per person in 1990.
What is the lowest deaths in armed conflicts, per capita recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per person in 1997.
How does South Africa rank for deaths in armed conflicts, per capita?
South Africa ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths in armed conflicts divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Deaths in armed conflicts ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Deaths in armed conflicts, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 7,177 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

Deaths in armed conflicts divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.