Share of deaths from terrorism by country
Countries reporting
173
Highest
1.47
Afghanistan
Lowest
0
Western Sahara
Median
0
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
8,999
What the numbers show
Share of deaths from terrorism is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 1.47 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 in Western Sahara.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 0.0216.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 23,301.2%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Share of deaths from terrorism: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1.47 | 2021 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 0.3799 | 2021 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Somalia | 0.2333 | 2021 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Syria | 0.2283 | 2021 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Niger | 0.2173 | 2021 | up 9,431.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 0.2131 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 0.1482 | 2021 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Mali | 0.1471 | 2021 | up 5,333.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 0.0989 | 2021 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.074 | 2021 | up 1,048.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 0.0599 | 2021 | up 23,301.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique | 0.0546 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 0.0535 | 2021 | up 183.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Myanmar | 0.0449 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 15 | South Sudan | 0.0429 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 0.0355 | 2021 | up 1,834.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Libya | 0.0321 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Burundi | 0.0298 | 2021 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Israel | 0.0261 | 2021 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Chad | 0.0196 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 0.019 | 2021 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 0.0179 | 2021 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 0.012 | 2021 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Pakistan | 0.0118 | 2021 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Djibouti | 0.0099 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | 0.0075 | 2021 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Peru | 0.0074 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela | 0.0061 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Tunisia | 0.0052 | 2021 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0048 | 2021 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.0036 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Latvia | 0.0028 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 0.0025 | 2021 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 0.0024 | 2021 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Lebanon | 0.0021 | 2021 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0.002 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 0.0019 | 2021 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 0.0019 | 2021 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Canada | 0.0013 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 40 | South Africa | 0.0012 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 41 | India | 0.001 | 2021 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Mexico | 0.001 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Indonesia | 0.001 | 2021 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 0.001 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Turkey | 0.0009 | 2021 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 46 | United States | 0.0008 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Uganda | 0.0007 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 0.0007 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 0.0007 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 0.0006 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 51 | France | 0.0005 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Iran | 0.0004 | 2021 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Germany | 0.0003 | 2021 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 0.0002 | 2021 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 0.0002 | 2021 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 56 | China | 0.0001 | 2021 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Brazil | 0.0001 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Angola | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Albania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Armenia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Australia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Austria | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Benin | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bahrain | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Belarus | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Belize | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Barbados | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Bhutan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Botswana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Switzerland | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Comoros | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Cuba | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Cyprus | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Dominica | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Denmark | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Eritrea | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Estonia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Finland | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Fiji | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Georgia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Gambia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Grenada | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guatemala | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guyana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Croatia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Haiti | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Hungary | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Ireland | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Italy | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Jamaica | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Japan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | South Korea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kuwait | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Laos | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Liberia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Lesotho | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Macao | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Moldova | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Madagascar | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Maldives | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Malta | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Montenegro | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Mauritania | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Malawi | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Malaysia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Namibia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Norway | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Nepal | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Panama | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Poland | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | North Korea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Portugal | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Qatar | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Russia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Senegal | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Suriname | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Slovenia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Sweden | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Eswatini | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Togo | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | East Timor | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Tanzania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Vietnam | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Zambia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | French Guiana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Taiwan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |