Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in South Sudan
South Sudan: Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred was 0 deaths in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in South Sudan, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in South Sudan is 0 deaths, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in South Sudan peaked at 129 deaths in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1989.
That places South Sudan 14th 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 interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1994 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1996 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2003 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2005 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2006 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2008 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2011 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2012 | 129 deaths | — |
| 2013 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2015 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2016 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2017 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2018 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2019 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2020 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2021 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2022 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2023 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2024 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2025 | 0 deaths | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 deaths | 0 deaths | 129 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 11 Israel 30 deaths compare
- 12 Lebanon 2 deaths compare
- 13 Iraq 1 deaths compare
- 14 Albania 0 deaths
- 14 Algeria 0 deaths
- 14 Andorra 0 deaths
- 14 Angola 0 deaths
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths
- 14 Argentina 0 deaths
- 14 Armenia 0 deaths
- 14 Australia 0 deaths
- 14 Austria 0 deaths
- 14 Azerbaijan 0 deaths
- 14 Bahamas 0 deaths
- 14 Bahrain 0 deaths
- 14 Bangladesh 0 deaths
- 14 Barbados 0 deaths
- 14 Belarus 0 deaths
- 14 Belgium 0 deaths
- 14 Belize 0 deaths
- 14 Benin 0 deaths
- 14 Bhutan 0 deaths
- 14 Bolivia 0 deaths
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths
- 14 Botswana 0 deaths
- 14 Brazil 0 deaths
- 14 Brunei 0 deaths
- 14 Bulgaria 0 deaths
- 14 Burkina Faso 0 deaths
- 14 Burundi 0 deaths
- 14 Cameroon 0 deaths compare
- 14 Canada 0 deaths
- 14 Cape Verde 0 deaths
- 14 Central African Republic 0 deaths
- 14 Chad 0 deaths
- 14 Chile 0 deaths
- 14 China 0 deaths
- 14 Colombia 0 deaths
- 14 Comoros 0 deaths
- 14 Congo 0 deaths
- 14 Costa Rica 0 deaths
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths
- 14 Croatia 0 deaths
- 14 Cuba 0 deaths
- 14 Cyprus 0 deaths
- 14 Czechia 0 deaths
- 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 deaths
- 14 Denmark 0 deaths
- 14 Djibouti 0 deaths compare
- 14 Dominica 0 deaths
- 14 Dominican Republic 0 deaths
- 14 East Timor 0 deaths
- 14 Ecuador 0 deaths compare
- 14 Egypt 0 deaths
- 14 El Salvador 0 deaths
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths
- 14 Eritrea 0 deaths compare
- 14 Estonia 0 deaths
- 14 Eswatini 0 deaths
- 14 Ethiopia 0 deaths compare
- 14 Fiji 0 deaths
- 14 Finland 0 deaths
- 14 France 0 deaths
- 14 Gabon 0 deaths
- 14 Gambia 0 deaths
- 14 Georgia 0 deaths
- 14 Germany 0 deaths
- 14 Ghana 0 deaths
- 14 Greece 0 deaths
- 14 Greenland 0 deaths
- 14 Grenada 0 deaths
- 14 Guatemala 0 deaths
- 14 Guinea 0 deaths
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths
- 14 Guyana 0 deaths
- 14 Haiti 0 deaths
- 14 Honduras 0 deaths
- 14 Hungary 0 deaths
- 14 Iceland 0 deaths
- 14 Indonesia 0 deaths
- 14 Ireland 0 deaths
- 14 Italy 0 deaths
- 14 Jamaica 0 deaths
- 14 Japan 0 deaths
- 14 Jordan 0 deaths compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 0 deaths
- 14 Kenya 0 deaths
- 14 Kiribati 0 deaths
- 14 Kuwait 0 deaths compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths compare
- 14 Laos 0 deaths
- 14 Latvia 0 deaths
- 14 Lesotho 0 deaths
- 14 Liberia 0 deaths
- 14 Libya 0 deaths
- 14 Liechtenstein 0 deaths
- 14 Lithuania 0 deaths
- 14 Luxembourg 0 deaths
- 14 Madagascar 0 deaths
- 14 Malawi 0 deaths
- 14 Malaysia 0 deaths
- 14 Maldives 0 deaths
- 14 Mali 0 deaths
- 14 Malta 0 deaths
- 14 Marshall Islands 0 deaths
- 14 Mauritania 0 deaths
- 14 Mauritius 0 deaths
- 14 Mexico 0 deaths
- 14 Moldova 0 deaths
- 14 Monaco 0 deaths
- 14 Mongolia 0 deaths
- 14 Montenegro 0 deaths
- 14 Morocco 0 deaths
- 14 Mozambique 0 deaths
- 14 Myanmar 0 deaths
- 14 Namibia 0 deaths
- 14 Nauru 0 deaths
- 14 Nepal 0 deaths
- 14 Netherlands 0 deaths
- 14 New Zealand 0 deaths
- 14 Nicaragua 0 deaths
- 14 Niger 0 deaths
- 14 Nigeria 0 deaths
- 14 North Korea 0 deaths
- 14 North Macedonia 0 deaths
- 14 Norway 0 deaths
- 14 Oman 0 deaths
- 14 Palau 0 deaths
- 14 Palestine 0 deaths compare
- 14 Panama 0 deaths compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths
- 14 Paraguay 0 deaths
- 14 Peru 0 deaths compare
- 14 Philippines 0 deaths compare
- 14 Poland 0 deaths compare
- 14 Portugal 0 deaths
- 14 Qatar 0 deaths
- 14 Romania 0 deaths
- 14 Rwanda 0 deaths
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths
- 14 Saint Lucia 0 deaths
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths
- 14 Samoa 0 deaths
- 14 San Marino 0 deaths
- 14 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths
- 14 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths compare
- 14 Senegal 0 deaths
- 14 Serbia 0 deaths
- 14 Seychelles 0 deaths
- 14 Sierra Leone 0 deaths
- 14 Singapore 0 deaths
- 14 Slovakia 0 deaths
- 14 Slovenia 0 deaths
- 14 Solomon Islands 0 deaths
- 14 Somalia 0 deaths
- 14 South Africa 0 deaths
- 14 South Korea 0 deaths
- 14 Spain 0 deaths
- 14 Sri Lanka 0 deaths
- 14 Sudan 0 deaths compare
- 14 Suriname 0 deaths
- 14 Sweden 0 deaths
- 14 Switzerland 0 deaths
- 14 Taiwan 0 deaths
- 14 Tajikistan 0 deaths compare
- 14 Tanzania 0 deaths
- 14 Togo 0 deaths
- 14 Tonga 0 deaths
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths
- 14 Tunisia 0 deaths
- 14 Turkey 0 deaths
- 14 Turkmenistan 0 deaths
- 14 Tuvalu 0 deaths
- 14 Uganda 0 deaths
- 14 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths
- 14 United Kingdom 0 deaths
- 14 United States 0 deaths
- 14 Uruguay 0 deaths
- 14 Uzbekistan 0 deaths
- 14 Vanuatu 0 deaths
- 14 Venezuela 0 deaths
- 14 Vietnam 0 deaths
- 14 Western Sahara 0 deaths
- 14 Zambia 0 deaths
- 14 Zimbabwe 0 deaths
More health data for South Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0349 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in South Sudan?
- Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred in South Sudan was 0 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 129 deaths in 2012.
- What is the lowest deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1989.
- How does South Sudan rank for deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred?
- South Sudan ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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About this data
Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate conflicts that were ongoing that year.