Terrorism deaths by country

Confirmed deaths, including all victims and attackers who died because of a terrorist attack.

Countries reporting
182
Highest
4,337 deaths
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 deaths
Wallis and Futuna
Median
0 deaths
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,021

What the numbers show

Terrorism deaths is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 4,337 deaths in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 deaths in Wallis and Futuna.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths, and the mean is 63.34 deaths.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 24,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).

Terrorism deaths: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Afghanistan 4,337 deaths 2021 up 184.4% volatile
2 Nigeria 1,493 deaths 2021 up 234.0% volatile
3 Yemen 859 deaths 2021 up 86.3% volatile
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 689 deaths 2021 up 1,278.0% volatile
5 Ethiopia 488 deaths 2021 up 24,300.0% volatile
6 Somalia 462 deaths 2021 up 34.3% volatile
7 Niger 447 deaths 2021 up 11,075.0% volatile
8 Burkina Faso 422 deaths 2021 volatile
9 Iraq 307 deaths 2021 down 83.6% volatile
10 Mali 299 deaths 2021 up 5,880.0% volatile
11 Syria 248 deaths 2021 up 52.1% volatile
12 Myanmar 236 deaths 2021 volatile
13 Pakistan 196 deaths 2021 down 88.3% volatile
14 Mozambique 154 deaths 2021 volatile
15 India 135 deaths 2021 down 72.9% volatile
16 Philippines 100 deaths 2021 down 21.3% volatile
17 Cameroon 83 deaths 2021 up 1,975.0% volatile
18 Colombia 71 deaths 2021 up 65.1% volatile
19 Central African Republic 62 deaths 2021 up 77.1% volatile
20 Sudan 59 deaths 2021 down 69.4% volatile
21 South Sudan 51 deaths 2021 volatile
22 Chad 42 deaths 2021 volatile
23 Kenya 32 deaths 2021 down 23.8% volatile
24 Burundi 28 deaths 2021 down 40.4% volatile
25 Indonesia 27 deaths 2021 up 35.0% volatile
26 United States 26 deaths 2021 volatile
27 Peru 20 deaths 2021 volatile
28 Venezuela 14 deaths 2021 volatile
29 Egypt 13 deaths 2021 down 53.6% volatile
29 Israel 13 deaths 2021 down 38.1% volatile
29 Libya 13 deaths 2021 volatile
32 Cote d'Ivoire 12 deaths 2021 down 47.8% volatile
32 Mexico 12 deaths 2021 volatile
34 Thailand 11 deaths 2021 down 92.8% volatile
35 China 8 deaths 2021 down 57.9% volatile
35 South Africa 8 deaths 2021 volatile
37 Ukraine 7 deaths 2021 volatile
38 Algeria 5 deaths 2021 down 80.0% volatile
38 Tunisia 5 deaths 2021 up 25.0% volatile
38 Turkey 5 deaths 2021 down 80.0% volatile
41 Canada 4 deaths 2021 volatile
42 Germany 3 deaths 2021 up 50.0% volatile
42 France 3 deaths 2021 volatile
44 Bangladesh 2 deaths 2021 down 77.8% volatile
44 Iran 2 deaths 2021 down 88.9% volatile
44 Rwanda 2 deaths 2021 unchanged volatile
44 El Salvador 2 deaths 2021 volatile
44 Uganda 2 deaths 2021 volatile
49 Brazil 1 deaths 2021 volatile
49 Chile 1 deaths 2021 volatile
49 Djibouti 1 deaths 2021 volatile
49 United Kingdom 1 deaths 2021 unchanged volatile
49 Greece 1 deaths 2021 volatile
49 Lebanon 1 deaths 2021 unchanged volatile
49 Sri Lanka 1 deaths 2021 volatile
49 Latvia 1 deaths 2021 volatile
49 Paraguay 1 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Angola 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Albania 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Andorra 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Argentina 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Armenia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 Australia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Austria 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Azerbaijan 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Belgium 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Benin 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Bulgaria 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Bahrain 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Bahamas 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Belarus 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Belize 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Bolivia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Barbados 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Brunei 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 Bhutan 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Botswana 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Switzerland 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Comoros 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Costa Rica 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Cuba 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Cyprus 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Czechia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Dominica 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Denmark 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Dominican Republic 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Ecuador 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Eritrea 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Spain 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Estonia 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Finland 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Fiji 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Gabon 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Georgia 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Ghana 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Guinea 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Gambia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Grenada 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Guatemala 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Guyana 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Hong Kong 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Honduras 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Croatia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Haiti 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Hungary 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Iceland 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 Italy 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Jamaica 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Jordan 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Japan 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Kazakhstan 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Cambodia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 South Korea 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Kuwait 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Laos 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Liberia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Saint Lucia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Lesotho 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Lithuania 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Macao 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Morocco 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Moldova 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Madagascar 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Maldives 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Montenegro 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Mauritania 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Mauritius 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 Malawi 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Malaysia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Namibia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 New Caledonia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Nicaragua 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Netherlands 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Norway 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Nepal 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 New Zealand 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Panama 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Poland 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 North Korea 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Portugal 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 French Polynesia 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 Qatar 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Romania 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Russia 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Senegal 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
58 Singapore 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Solomon Islands 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Sierra Leone 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Serbia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Suriname 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Slovakia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Slovenia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Sweden 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Eswatini 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Seychelles 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 Togo 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Tajikistan 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Turkmenistan 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 East Timor 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Tanzania 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Uruguay 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Uzbekistan 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Vietnam 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Vanuatu 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 Zambia 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Zimbabwe 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 French Guiana 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Taiwan 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Western Sahara 0 deaths 2021 volatile
58 Falkland Islands 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 Vatican 0 deaths 2021 flat
58 Wallis and Futuna 0 deaths 2021 flat

Regions and income groups

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

About this data

Indicator
Terrorism deaths
Unit
deaths
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, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Confirmed deaths, including all victims and attackers who died because of a terrorist attack.