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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
182
Highest
10.82 deaths per 100,000 people
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Wallis and Futuna
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 182 countries. The highest value is 10.82 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Wallis and Futuna.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 0.1625 deaths per 100,000 people.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 34 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 India 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 75.8% volatile
44 Greece 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
45 Mexico 0.0095 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
46 United States 0.0077 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
47 Turkey 0.0059 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 82.5% volatile
48 Chile 0.0051 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
49 France 0.0046 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
50 Sri Lanka 0.0046 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
51 Uganda 0.0044 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
52 Germany 0.0036 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 46.4% volatile
53 Iran 0.0023 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 90.4% volatile
54 United Kingdom 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 5.9% volatile
55 Bangladesh 0.0012 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 80.3% volatile
56 China 0.0006 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 59.9% volatile
57 Brazil 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Angola 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Andorra 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Argentina 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Armenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Azerbaijan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Benin 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Bahrain 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Bolivia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Brunei 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 Bhutan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Botswana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Switzerland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Cyprus 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Czechia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Dominica 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Dominican Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Ecuador 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Finland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Fiji 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Georgia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Ghana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Gambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Grenada 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Guatemala 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Hong Kong 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Honduras 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Haiti 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Jamaica 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Jordan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Japan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 South Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Kuwait 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Laos 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Macao 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Morocco 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Madagascar 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Maldives 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Montenegro 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Mauritania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Mauritius 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 Malawi 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Malaysia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Namibia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 New Caledonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Nepal 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 New Zealand 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Poland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Portugal 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 French Polynesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 Qatar 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Romania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Russia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Singapore 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Solomon Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Slovakia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Tajikistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 East Timor 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Tanzania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Vietnam 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Vanuatu 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Zimbabwe 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 French Guiana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Taiwan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Western Sahara 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
58 Falkland Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat
58 Vatican 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2000 — flat
58 Wallis and Futuna 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

  • USSR 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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