Deaths in armed conflicts in Myanmar
Myanmar: Deaths in armed conflicts was 3,209 deaths in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths in armed conflicts in Myanmar, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 3,209 deaths for deaths in armed conflicts in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in armed conflicts in Myanmar peaked at 11,184 deaths in 2022 and was at its lowest, 107 deaths, in 2008.
That places Myanmar 13th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths in armed conflicts in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2,107 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 826 deaths | -60.8% |
| 1991 | 1,485 deaths | +79.8% |
| 1992 | 1,875 deaths | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 230 deaths | -87.7% |
| 1994 | 1,217 deaths | +429.1% |
| 1995 | 2,150 deaths | +76.7% |
| 1996 | 629 deaths | -70.7% |
| 1997 | 850 deaths | +35.1% |
| 1998 | 598 deaths | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 320 deaths | -46.5% |
| 2000 | 930 deaths | +190.6% |
| 2001 | 343 deaths | -63.1% |
| 2002 | 629 deaths | +83.4% |
| 2003 | 246 deaths | -60.9% |
| 2004 | 144 deaths | -41.5% |
| 2005 | 409 deaths | +184.0% |
| 2006 | 455 deaths | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 795 deaths | +74.7% |
| 2008 | 107 deaths | -86.5% |
| 2009 | 405 deaths | +278.5% |
| 2010 | 179 deaths | -55.8% |
| 2011 | 2,306 deaths | +1188.3% |
| 2012 | 2,479 deaths | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 435 deaths | -82.5% |
| 2014 | 461 deaths | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3,189 deaths | +591.8% |
| 2016 | 232 deaths | -92.7% |
| 2017 | 2,526 deaths | +988.8% |
| 2018 | 216 deaths | -91.4% |
| 2019 | 1,134 deaths | +425.0% |
| 2020 | 206 deaths | -81.8% |
| 2021 | 6,095 deaths | +2858.7% |
| 2022 | 11,184 deaths | +83.5% |
| 2023 | 10,035 deaths | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 5,092 deaths | -49.3% |
| 2025 | 3,209 deaths | -37.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in armed conflicts in Myanmar 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2858.7% | 206 deaths | 6,095 deaths |
| 2011 | +1188.3% | 179 deaths | 2,306 deaths |
| 2017 | +988.8% | 232 deaths | 2,526 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,107 deaths | 2,107 deaths | 2,107 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,018 deaths | 230 deaths | 2,150 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 446.3 deaths | 107 deaths | 930 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,316 deaths | 179 deaths | 3,189 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,970 deaths | 206 deaths | 11,184 deaths | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in armed conflicts in Myanmar?
- Deaths in armed conflicts in Myanmar was 3,209 deaths in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 11,184 deaths in 2022.
- What is the lowest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 deaths in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Myanmar ranks 13th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths in armed conflicts rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.