Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in India
India: Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred was 49 deaths in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in India, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2025, deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in India stood at 49 deaths.
The figure is up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in India peaked at 899 deaths in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1993.
India ranks 8th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in India, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 25 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 25 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 72 deaths | +188.0% |
| 1992 | 25 deaths | -65.3% |
| 1993 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 6 deaths | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 30 deaths | — |
| 1997 | 80 deaths | +166.7% |
| 1998 | 81 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 899 deaths | +1009.9% |
| 2000 | 145 deaths | -83.9% |
| 2001 | 32 deaths | -77.9% |
| 2002 | 80 deaths | +150.0% |
| 2003 | 66 deaths | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2006 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2008 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2011 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2012 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2013 | 15 deaths | — |
| 2014 | 18 deaths | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 29 deaths | +61.1% |
| 2016 | 41 deaths | +41.4% |
| 2017 | 51 deaths | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 89 deaths | +74.5% |
| 2019 | 108 deaths | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 112 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2023 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2024 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2025 | 49 deaths | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1009.9% | 81 deaths | 899 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25 deaths | 25 deaths | 25 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 121.8 deaths | 0 deaths | 899 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.3 deaths | 0 deaths | 145 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1 deaths | 0 deaths | 108 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.83 deaths | 0 deaths | 112 deaths | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in India?
- Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in India was 49 deaths in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 899 deaths in 1999.
- What is the lowest deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1993.
- How does India rank for deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred?
- India ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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 interstate conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate conflicts that were ongoing that year.