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Terrorism deaths rate by country

Annual number of confirmed deaths from terrorist attacks, including all victims and attackers, per 100,000 people.

Countries reporting
174
Highest
10.82 deaths per 100,000 people
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Western Sahara
Median
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,000

What the numbers show

Terrorism deaths rate is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 10.82 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Western Sahara.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 0.1701 deaths per 100,000 people.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 18,525.7%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).

Terrorism deaths rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Afghanistan 10.82 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 107.4% volatile
2 Somalia 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 3.9% volatile
3 Yemen 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 43.9% volatile
4 Burkina Faso 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
5 Niger 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 7,548.2% volatile
6 Mali 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 4,278.8% volatile
7 Syria 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 62.2% volatile
8 Central African Republic 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 53.6% volatile
9 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7185 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 886.6% volatile
10 Iraq 0.7052 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 87.8% volatile
11 Nigeria 0.6996 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 159.0% volatile
12 Mozambique 0.4801 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
13 South Sudan 0.4745 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
14 Myanmar 0.4387 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Ethiopia 0.4057 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 18,525.7% volatile
16 Cameroon 0.3052 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 1,460.1% volatile
17 Chad 0.2445 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
18 Burundi 0.2231 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 55.1% volatile
19 Libya 0.193 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
20 Israel 0.1461 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 48.1% volatile
21 Colombia 0.1378 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 45.2% volatile
22 Sudan 0.1292 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 77.0% volatile
23 Djibouti 0.0905 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
24 Philippines 0.0878 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 33.4% volatile
25 Pakistan 0.0847 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 90.0% volatile
26 Kenya 0.0604 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 38.7% volatile
27 Peru 0.0593 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
28 Latvia 0.0534 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
29 Venezuela 0.0496 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
30 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0437 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 59.1% volatile
31 Tunisia 0.0408 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 12.5% volatile
32 El Salvador 0.0317 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
33 Lebanon 0.0179 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 9.8% volatile
34 Ukraine 0.0161 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
35 Thailand 0.0154 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 93.1% volatile
36 Paraguay 0.0149 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
37 Rwanda 0.0149 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 21.4% volatile
38 South Africa 0.0135 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
39 Egypt 0.0119 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 62.1% volatile
40 Algeria 0.0113 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 83.5% volatile
41 Canada 0.0105 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
42 Indonesia 0.0099 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 21.9% volatile
43 USSR 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people 1991 — volatile
44 India 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 75.8% volatile
45 Greece 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
46 Mexico 0.0095 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
47 United States 0.0077 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
48 Turkey 0.0059 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 82.5% volatile
49 Chile 0.0051 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
50 France 0.0046 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
51 Sri Lanka 0.0046 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
52 Uganda 0.0044 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
53 Germany 0.0036 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 46.4% volatile
54 Iran 0.0023 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 90.4% volatile
55 United Kingdom 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 5.9% volatile
56 Bangladesh 0.0012 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 80.3% volatile
57 China 0.0006 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 59.9% volatile
58 Brazil 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Angola 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Argentina 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Benin 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Bolivia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Bhutan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Switzerland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Cyprus 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Czechia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Ecuador 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Finland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Ghana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Gambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Guatemala 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Hong Kong 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Haiti 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Jamaica 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Japan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 South Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Macao 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Morocco 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Madagascar 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Malta 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Montenegro 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Malawi 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Malaysia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Namibia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 New Caledonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Nepal 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 New Zealand 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Poland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Portugal 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Qatar 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Romania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Russia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Slovakia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Tajikistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 East Timor 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Tanzania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Vietnam 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 French Guiana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Guadeloupe 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Taiwan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
59 Western Sahara 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile

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Indicator
Terrorism deaths rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 9,000 data points, 1970–2021
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Annual number of confirmed deaths from terrorist attacks, including all victims and attackers, per 100,000 people.