Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred was 0 deaths in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 deaths
World rank
24th
of 196 countries
All-time high
665 deaths
in 2016
All-time low
0 deaths
in 1993
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred in Afghanistan, 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 non-state conflicts based on where they occurred in Afghanistan is 0 deaths, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred in Afghanistan peaked at 665 deaths in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1993.
Afghanistan ranks 24th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 237 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 36 deaths | -84.8% |
| 1991 | 251 deaths | +597.2% |
| 1992 | 90 deaths | -64.1% |
| 1993 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 118 deaths | — |
| 1995 | 107 deaths | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 355 deaths | +231.8% |
| 1997 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 101 deaths | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2002 | 246 deaths | — |
| 2003 | 242 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 42 deaths | -82.6% |
| 2005 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 36 deaths | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2010 | 99 deaths | — |
| 2011 | 25 deaths | -74.7% |
| 2012 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2014 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2015 | 532 deaths | — |
| 2016 | 665 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 412 deaths | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 631 deaths | +53.2% |
| 2019 | 113 deaths | -82.1% |
| 2020 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2022 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2023 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2024 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2025 | 0 deaths | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +597.2% | 36 deaths | 251 deaths |
| 1996 | +231.8% | 107 deaths | 355 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 237 deaths | 237 deaths | 237 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 105.8 deaths | 0 deaths | 355 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6 deaths | 0 deaths | 246 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 247.7 deaths | 0 deaths | 665 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 21 Mozambique 25 deaths compare
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- 23 South Africa 1 deaths compare
- 24 Albania 0 deaths
- 24 Algeria 0 deaths compare
- 24 Andorra 0 deaths
- 24 Angola 0 deaths
- 24 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths
- 24 Argentina 0 deaths
- 24 Armenia 0 deaths compare
- 24 Australia 0 deaths
- 24 Austria 0 deaths
- 24 Azerbaijan 0 deaths compare
- 24 Bahamas 0 deaths
- 24 Bahrain 0 deaths
- 24 Bangladesh 0 deaths compare
- 24 Barbados 0 deaths
- 24 Belarus 0 deaths
- 24 Belgium 0 deaths
- 24 Belize 0 deaths
- 24 Benin 0 deaths
- 24 Bhutan 0 deaths
- 24 Bolivia 0 deaths compare
- 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths compare
- 24 Botswana 0 deaths
- 24 Brunei 0 deaths
- 24 Bulgaria 0 deaths
- 24 Burundi 0 deaths compare
- 24 Cambodia 0 deaths
- 24 Cameroon 0 deaths compare
- 24 Canada 0 deaths compare
- 24 Cape Verde 0 deaths
- 24 Chile 0 deaths
- 24 China 0 deaths compare
- 24 Comoros 0 deaths compare
- 24 Congo 0 deaths compare
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 0 deaths compare
- 24 Croatia 0 deaths compare
- 24 Cuba 0 deaths
- 24 Cyprus 0 deaths
- 24 Czechia 0 deaths
- 24 Denmark 0 deaths
- 24 Djibouti 0 deaths compare
- 24 Dominica 0 deaths
- 24 Dominican Republic 0 deaths
- 24 East Timor 0 deaths
- 24 Egypt 0 deaths compare
- 24 El Salvador 0 deaths compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths
- 24 Eritrea 0 deaths
- 24 Estonia 0 deaths
- 24 Eswatini 0 deaths
- 24 Fiji 0 deaths
- 24 Finland 0 deaths
- 24 France 0 deaths compare
- 24 Gabon 0 deaths
- 24 Gambia 0 deaths
- 24 Georgia 0 deaths compare
- 24 Germany 0 deaths
- 24 Greece 0 deaths
- 24 Greenland 0 deaths
- 24 Grenada 0 deaths
- 24 Guinea 0 deaths compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths
- 24 Guyana 0 deaths
- 24 Haiti 0 deaths compare
- 24 Honduras 0 deaths compare
- 24 Hungary 0 deaths
- 24 Iceland 0 deaths
- 24 India 0 deaths compare
- 24 Indonesia 0 deaths compare
- 24 Iran 0 deaths
- 24 Iraq 0 deaths compare
- 24 Ireland 0 deaths
- 24 Israel 0 deaths
- 24 Italy 0 deaths
- 24 Jamaica 0 deaths compare
- 24 Japan 0 deaths
- 24 Jordan 0 deaths compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 0 deaths
- 24 Kiribati 0 deaths
- 24 Kuwait 0 deaths
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths compare
- 24 Laos 0 deaths
- 24 Latvia 0 deaths
- 24 Lebanon 0 deaths compare
- 24 Lesotho 0 deaths
- 24 Liberia 0 deaths compare
- 24 Libya 0 deaths compare
- 24 Liechtenstein 0 deaths
- 24 Lithuania 0 deaths
- 24 Luxembourg 0 deaths
- 24 Madagascar 0 deaths compare
- 24 Malawi 0 deaths
- 24 Malaysia 0 deaths
- 24 Maldives 0 deaths
- 24 Malta 0 deaths
- 24 Marshall Islands 0 deaths
- 24 Mauritania 0 deaths compare
- 24 Mauritius 0 deaths
- 24 Moldova 0 deaths
- 24 Monaco 0 deaths
- 24 Mongolia 0 deaths
- 24 Montenegro 0 deaths
- 24 Morocco 0 deaths
- 24 Myanmar 0 deaths compare
- 24 Namibia 0 deaths
- 24 Nauru 0 deaths
- 24 Nepal 0 deaths compare
- 24 Netherlands 0 deaths
- 24 New Zealand 0 deaths
- 24 Nicaragua 0 deaths
- 24 Niger 0 deaths compare
- 24 North Korea 0 deaths
- 24 North Macedonia 0 deaths
- 24 Norway 0 deaths
- 24 Oman 0 deaths
- 24 Pakistan 0 deaths compare
- 24 Palau 0 deaths
- 24 Palestine 0 deaths compare
- 24 Panama 0 deaths
- 24 Paraguay 0 deaths compare
- 24 Peru 0 deaths compare
- 24 Philippines 0 deaths compare
- 24 Poland 0 deaths
- 24 Portugal 0 deaths
- 24 Qatar 0 deaths
- 24 Romania 0 deaths
- 24 Russia 0 deaths compare
- 24 Rwanda 0 deaths compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths
- 24 Saint Lucia 0 deaths
- 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths
- 24 Samoa 0 deaths
- 24 San Marino 0 deaths
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths
- 24 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths
- 24 Senegal 0 deaths compare
- 24 Serbia 0 deaths
- 24 Seychelles 0 deaths
- 24 Sierra Leone 0 deaths compare
- 24 Singapore 0 deaths
- 24 Slovakia 0 deaths
- 24 Slovenia 0 deaths
- 24 Solomon Islands 0 deaths
- 24 South Korea 0 deaths
- 24 Spain 0 deaths compare
- 24 Sri Lanka 0 deaths compare
- 24 Suriname 0 deaths
- 24 Sweden 0 deaths
- 24 Switzerland 0 deaths
- 24 Taiwan 0 deaths
- 24 Tajikistan 0 deaths compare
- 24 Tanzania 0 deaths
- 24 Thailand 0 deaths compare
- 24 Togo 0 deaths compare
- 24 Tonga 0 deaths
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths
- 24 Tunisia 0 deaths
- 24 Turkey 0 deaths compare
- 24 Turkmenistan 0 deaths
- 24 Tuvalu 0 deaths
- 24 Uganda 0 deaths compare
- 24 Ukraine 0 deaths compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths
- 24 United Kingdom 0 deaths
- 24 United States 0 deaths compare
- 24 Uruguay 0 deaths
- 24 Uzbekistan 0 deaths compare
- 24 Vanuatu 0 deaths
- 24 Venezuela 0 deaths compare
- 24 Vietnam 0 deaths
- 24 Western Sahara 0 deaths
- 24 Zambia 0 deaths
- 24 Zimbabwe 0 deaths
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred in Afghanistan?
- Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred in Afghanistan 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 non-state conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 665 deaths in 2016.
- What is the lowest deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1993.
- How does Afghanistan rank for deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 non-state 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 non-state conflicts that were ongoing that year.