Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred by country

The best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.

Countries reporting
192
Highest
14,419 deaths
Palestine
Lowest
0 deaths
Western Sahara
Median
0 deaths
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,252

What the numbers show

Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 14,419 deaths in Palestine; the lowest is 0 deaths in Western Sahara.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths, and the mean is 292.72 deaths.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 8,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).

Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Palestine 14,419 deaths 2025 volatile
2 Sudan 12,269 deaths 2025 up 870.6% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 4,513 deaths 2025 up 2,190.9% volatile
4 Ethiopia 4,312 deaths 2025 up 8,700.0% volatile
5 Somalia 3,095 deaths 2025 up 157.7% volatile
6 Pakistan 3,071 deaths 2025 up 46.9% volatile
7 Burkina Faso 3,065 deaths 2025 volatile
8 Myanmar 2,102 deaths 2025 up 234.2% volatile
9 Nigeria 1,864 deaths 2025 down 59.8% volatile
10 Mali 1,357 deaths 2025 up 689.0% volatile
11 Haiti 1,211 deaths 2025 volatile
12 Niger 724 deaths 2025 up 96.7% volatile
13 Syria 700 deaths 2025 down 98.6% volatile
14 India 479 deaths 2025 up 1.9% volatile
15 Yemen 464 deaths 2025 down 94.0% volatile
16 Lebanon 345 deaths 2025 up 353.9% volatile
17 Mozambique 296 deaths 2025 volatile
18 Colombia 294 deaths 2025 up 119.4% volatile
19 South Sudan 280 deaths 2025 down 43.2% volatile
20 Cameroon 240 deaths 2025 down 74.0% volatile
21 Central African Republic 197 deaths 2025 up 629.6% volatile
22 Philippines 141 deaths 2025 down 75.3% volatile
23 Afghanistan 140 deaths 2025 down 99.2% volatile
24 Iraq 131 deaths 2025 down 98.7% volatile
25 Benin 115 deaths 2025 volatile
26 Indonesia 104 deaths 2025 volatile
27 Togo 69 deaths 2025 volatile
28 Iran 52 deaths 2025 volatile
29 Kenya 44 deaths 2025 down 8.3% volatile
30 Thailand 36 deaths 2025 down 36.8% volatile
31 Angola 24 deaths 2025 volatile
32 Chad 19 deaths 2025 down 93.1% volatile
33 Congo 11 deaths 2025 volatile
34 Qatar 6 deaths 2025 volatile
35 Saudi Arabia 5 deaths 2025 down 94.3% volatile
36 Venezuela 4 deaths 2025 volatile
37 Uganda 2 deaths 2025 volatile
38 Israel 1 deaths 2025 volatile
38 Rwanda 1 deaths 2025 volatile
38 Turkey 1 deaths 2025 down 99.9% volatile
41 Albania 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Andorra 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Argentina 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Armenia 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Australia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Austria 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Azerbaijan 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Burundi 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Belgium 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Bangladesh 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Bulgaria 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Bahrain 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Bahamas 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Belarus 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Belize 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Bolivia 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Brazil 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Barbados 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Brunei 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Bhutan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Botswana 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Canada 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Switzerland 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Chile 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 China 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Comoros 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Cape Verde 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Costa Rica 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Cuba 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Cyprus 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Czechia 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Germany 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Djibouti 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Dominica 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Denmark 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Dominican Republic 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Algeria 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Ecuador 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Egypt 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Eritrea 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Spain 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Estonia 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Finland 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Fiji 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 France 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Gabon 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 United Kingdom 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Georgia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Ghana 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Guinea 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Gambia 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Greece 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Grenada 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Greenland 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Guatemala 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Guyana 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Honduras 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Croatia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Hungary 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Iceland 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Italy 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Jamaica 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Jordan 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Japan 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Kazakhstan 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Cambodia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Kiribati 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 South Korea 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Kuwait 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Laos 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Liberia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Libya 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Saint Lucia 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Sri Lanka 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Lesotho 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Lithuania 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Latvia 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Morocco 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Monaco 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Moldova 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Madagascar 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Maldives 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Mexico 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Marshall Islands 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 North Macedonia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Montenegro 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Mongolia 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Mauritania 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Mauritius 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Malawi 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Malaysia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Namibia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Nicaragua 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Netherlands 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Norway 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Nepal 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Nauru 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 New Zealand 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Oman 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Panama 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Peru 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Palau 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Poland 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 North Korea 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Portugal 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Paraguay 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Romania 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Russia 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Senegal 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Singapore 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Solomon Islands 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Sierra Leone 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 El Salvador 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 San Marino 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Serbia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Suriname 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Slovakia 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Slovenia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Sweden 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Eswatini 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Seychelles 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Tajikistan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Turkmenistan 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 East Timor 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Tonga 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Tunisia 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Tuvalu 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Tanzania 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Ukraine 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
41 Uruguay 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 United States 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Uzbekistan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Vietnam 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Vanuatu 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Samoa 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 South Africa 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Zambia 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Zimbabwe 0 deaths 2025 volatile
41 Taiwan 0 deaths 2025 flat
41 Western Sahara 0 deaths 2025 volatile

About this data

Indicator
Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred
Unit
deaths
Source
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 7,252 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

The best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in intrastate conflicts that were ongoing that year.