Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred by country

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

Countries reporting
192
Highest
7,768 deaths
Mexico
Lowest
0 deaths
Western Sahara
Median
0 deaths
Years covered
37
1989–2025
Data points
7,252

What the numbers show

Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 7,768 deaths in Mexico; the lowest is 0 deaths in Western Sahara.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths, and the mean is 75.43 deaths.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 706.2%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).

Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mexico 7,768 deaths 2025 up 73.2% volatile
2 Nigeria 1,406 deaths 2025 up 77.1% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 801 deaths 2025 volatile
4 Somalia 774 deaths 2025 volatile
5 Syria 729 deaths 2025 down 88.7% volatile
6 Brazil 524 deaths 2025 up 706.2% volatile
7 Ecuador 353 deaths 2025 volatile
8 Colombia 330 deaths 2025 volatile
9 South Sudan 327 deaths 2025 up 21.1% volatile
10 Ethiopia 283 deaths 2025 volatile
11 Yemen 262 deaths 2025 down 31.6% volatile
12 Mali 163 deaths 2025 up 288.1% volatile
13 Burkina Faso 142 deaths 2025 volatile
13 Costa Rica 142 deaths 2025 volatile
15 Sudan 120 deaths 2025 down 85.9% volatile
16 Chad 102 deaths 2025 volatile
17 Ghana 98 deaths 2025 volatile
18 Central African Republic 69 deaths 2025 down 74.9% volatile
19 Papua New Guinea 31 deaths 2025 volatile
20 Kenya 26 deaths 2025 down 82.9% volatile
21 Mozambique 25 deaths 2025 volatile
22 Guatemala 7 deaths 2025 down 70.8% volatile
23 South Africa 1 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Afghanistan 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
24 Angola 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Albania 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Andorra 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Argentina 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Armenia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Australia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Austria 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Azerbaijan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Burundi 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Belgium 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Benin 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Bangladesh 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Bulgaria 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Bahrain 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Bahamas 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Belarus 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Belize 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Bolivia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Barbados 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Brunei 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Bhutan 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Botswana 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Canada 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Switzerland 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Chile 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 China 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Cameroon 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Congo 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Comoros 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Cape Verde 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Cuba 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Cyprus 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Czechia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Germany 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Djibouti 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Dominica 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Denmark 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Dominican Republic 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Algeria 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Egypt 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Eritrea 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Spain 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Estonia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Finland 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Fiji 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 France 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Gabon 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 United Kingdom 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Georgia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Guinea 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Gambia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Greece 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Grenada 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Greenland 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Guyana 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Honduras 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
24 Croatia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Haiti 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Hungary 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Indonesia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 India 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Iran 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Iraq 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
24 Iceland 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Israel 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Italy 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Jamaica 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Jordan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Japan 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Kazakhstan 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Cambodia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Kiribati 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 South Korea 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Kuwait 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Laos 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Lebanon 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
24 Liberia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Libya 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
24 Saint Lucia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Sri Lanka 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Lesotho 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Lithuania 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Latvia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Morocco 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Monaco 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Moldova 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Madagascar 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Maldives 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Marshall Islands 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 North Macedonia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Myanmar 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Montenegro 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Mongolia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Mauritania 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Mauritius 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Malawi 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Malaysia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Namibia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Niger 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
24 Nicaragua 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Netherlands 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Norway 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Nepal 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Nauru 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 New Zealand 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Oman 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Pakistan 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
24 Panama 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Peru 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Philippines 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Palau 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Poland 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 North Korea 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Portugal 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Paraguay 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Palestine 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Qatar 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Romania 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Russia 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Rwanda 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Senegal 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Singapore 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Solomon Islands 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Sierra Leone 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 El Salvador 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 San Marino 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Serbia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Suriname 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Slovakia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Slovenia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Sweden 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Eswatini 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Seychelles 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Togo 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Thailand 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Tajikistan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Turkmenistan 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 East Timor 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Tonga 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Tunisia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Turkey 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Tuvalu 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Tanzania 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Uganda 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Ukraine 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Uruguay 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 United States 0 deaths 2025 down 100.0% volatile
24 Uzbekistan 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Venezuela 0 deaths 2025 volatile
24 Vietnam 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Vanuatu 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Samoa 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Zambia 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Zimbabwe 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Taiwan 0 deaths 2025 flat
24 Western Sahara 0 deaths 2025 flat

About this data

Indicator
Deaths in non-state 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 non-state conflicts that were ongoing that year.