Deaths in armed conflicts by country
The high 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
137,336 deaths
Ukraine
Lowest
0 deaths
Western Sahara
Median
0 deaths
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,252
What the numbers show
Deaths in armed conflicts is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 137,336 deaths in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 deaths in Western Sahara.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths, and the mean is 1,826 deaths.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 6,939.3%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Deaths in armed conflicts: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 137,336 deaths | 2025 | up 6,939.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Sudan | 90,827 deaths | 2025 | up 2,282.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 29,291 deaths | 2025 | up 4,108.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 17,882 deaths | 2025 | up 3,441.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Palestine | 15,182 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 8,016 deaths | 2025 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 6,360 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 4,897 deaths | 2025 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Nigeria | 4,594 deaths | 2025 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Somalia | 4,517 deaths | 2025 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Syria | 3,748 deaths | 2025 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Russia | 3,577 deaths | 2025 | up 3,830.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Myanmar | 3,209 deaths | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 2,745 deaths | 2025 | up 873.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Tanzania | 2,692 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Haiti | 2,567 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 2,028 deaths | 2025 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Niger | 1,271 deaths | 2025 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran | 1,258 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 1,145 deaths | 2025 | up 717.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 780 deaths | 2025 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 22 | South Sudan | 771 deaths | 2025 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 769 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 24 | India | 629 deaths | 2025 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 607 deaths | 2025 | up 833.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Ecuador | 478 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Cameroon | 396 deaths | 2025 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 371 deaths | 2025 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Lebanon | 349 deaths | 2025 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Cambodia | 342 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Congo | 319 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Iraq | 177 deaths | 2025 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Benin | 163 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Chad | 159 deaths | 2025 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 158 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 144 deaths | 2025 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 137 deaths | 2025 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Indonesia | 132 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Kenya | 123 deaths | 2025 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Ghana | 104 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Togo | 69 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Angola | 66 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Burundi | 63 deaths | 2025 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 45 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 39 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 31 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 8 deaths | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Qatar | 6 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 5 deaths | 2025 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Venezuela | 4 deaths | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Uganda | 2 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Bolivia | 1 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Rwanda | 1 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Turkey | 1 deaths | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 1 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Albania | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Andorra | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Armenia | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Australia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Austria | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Bahrain | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bahamas | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Belarus | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Belize | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Barbados | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Brunei | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Bhutan | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Botswana | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Canada | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Chile | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | China | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Comoros | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Cape Verde | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Cuba | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Cyprus | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Czechia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Germany | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Djibouti | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Dominica | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Denmark | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Algeria | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Egypt | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Eritrea | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Spain | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Estonia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Finland | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Fiji | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | France | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Gabon | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Georgia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Guinea | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Gambia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Greece | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Grenada | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Greenland | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Guyana | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Honduras | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Croatia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Iceland | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Italy | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Jamaica | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Jordan | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Japan | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Kiribati | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | South Korea | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Kuwait | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Laos | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Liberia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Libya | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Lesotho | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Lithuania | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Latvia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Morocco | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Monaco | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Moldova | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Madagascar | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Maldives | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Marshall Islands | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Montenegro | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Mongolia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Mauritania | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritius | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Malawi | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Malaysia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Namibia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Netherlands | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Norway | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Nepal | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Nauru | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | New Zealand | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Oman | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Panama | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Peru | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Palau | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Poland | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | North Korea | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Portugal | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Paraguay | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Singapore | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | San Marino | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Serbia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Suriname | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Slovakia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Sweden | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Eswatini | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Seychelles | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | East Timor | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Tonga | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Tunisia | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Uruguay | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | United States | 0 deaths | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Vietnam | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Vanuatu | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Samoa | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Zambia | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Taiwan | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | flat |
| 56 | Western Sahara | 0 deaths | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
The high 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.