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Terrorism deaths by country

Countries reporting
174
Highest
4,337
Afghanistan
Lowest
0
Western Sahara
Median
0
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,021

What the numbers show

Terrorism deaths is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 4,337 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 in Western Sahara.

The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 66.41.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 31 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 2021 up 184.4% volatile
2 Nigeria 1,493 2021 up 234.0% volatile
3 Yemen 859 2021 up 86.3% volatile
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 689 2021 up 1,278.0% volatile
5 Ethiopia 488 2021 up 24,300.0% volatile
6 Somalia 462 2021 up 34.3% volatile
7 Niger 447 2021 up 11,075.0% volatile
8 Burkina Faso 422 2021 — volatile
9 Iraq 307 2021 down 83.6% volatile
10 Mali 299 2021 up 5,880.0% volatile
11 Syria 248 2021 up 52.1% volatile
12 Myanmar 236 2021 — volatile
13 Pakistan 196 2021 down 88.3% volatile
14 Mozambique 154 2021 — volatile
15 India 135 2021 down 72.9% volatile
16 Philippines 100 2021 down 21.3% volatile
17 Cameroon 83 2021 up 1,975.0% volatile
18 Colombia 71 2021 up 65.1% volatile
19 Central African Republic 62 2021 up 77.1% volatile
20 Sudan 59 2021 down 69.4% volatile
21 South Sudan 51 2021 — volatile
22 Chad 42 2021 — volatile
23 Kenya 32 2021 down 23.8% volatile
24 Burundi 28 2021 down 40.4% volatile
24 USSR 28 1991 — volatile
26 Indonesia 27 2021 up 35.0% volatile
27 United States 26 2021 — volatile
28 Peru 20 2021 — volatile
29 Venezuela 14 2021 — volatile
30 Egypt 13 2021 down 53.6% volatile
30 Israel 13 2021 down 38.1% volatile
30 Libya 13 2021 — volatile
33 Cote d'Ivoire 12 2021 down 47.8% volatile
33 Mexico 12 2021 — volatile
35 Thailand 11 2021 down 92.8% volatile
36 China 8 2021 down 57.9% volatile
36 South Africa 8 2021 — volatile
38 Ukraine 7 2021 — volatile
39 Algeria 5 2021 down 80.0% volatile
39 Tunisia 5 2021 up 25.0% volatile
39 Turkey 5 2021 down 80.0% volatile
42 Canada 4 2021 — volatile
43 Germany 3 2021 up 50.0% volatile
43 France 3 2021 — volatile
45 Bangladesh 2 2021 down 77.8% volatile
45 Iran 2 2021 down 88.9% volatile
45 Rwanda 2 2021 unchanged volatile
45 El Salvador 2 2021 — volatile
45 Uganda 2 2021 — volatile
50 Brazil 1 2021 — volatile
50 Chile 1 2021 — volatile
50 Djibouti 1 2021 — volatile
50 United Kingdom 1 2021 unchanged volatile
50 Greece 1 2021 — volatile
50 Lebanon 1 2021 unchanged volatile
50 Sri Lanka 1 2021 — volatile
50 Latvia 1 2021 — volatile
50 Paraguay 1 2021 — volatile
59 Angola 0 2021 — volatile
59 Albania 0 2021 — volatile
59 United Arab Emirates 0 2021 — volatile
59 Argentina 0 2021 — volatile
59 Armenia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Australia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Austria 0 2021 — volatile
59 Azerbaijan 0 2021 — volatile
59 Belgium 0 2021 — volatile
59 Benin 0 2021 — volatile
59 Bulgaria 0 2021 — volatile
59 Bahrain 0 2021 — volatile
59 Bahamas 0 2021 — volatile
59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2021 — volatile
59 Belarus 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Belize 0 2021 — volatile
59 Bolivia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Barbados 0 2021 — volatile
59 Bhutan 0 2021 — volatile
59 Botswana 0 2021 — volatile
59 Switzerland 0 2021 — volatile
59 Comoros 0 2021 — volatile
59 Costa Rica 0 2021 — volatile
59 Cuba 0 2021 — volatile
59 Cyprus 0 2021 — volatile
59 Czechia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Dominica 0 2021 — volatile
59 Denmark 0 2021 — volatile
59 Dominican Republic 0 2021 — volatile
59 Ecuador 0 2021 — volatile
59 Eritrea 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Spain 0 2021 — volatile
59 Estonia 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Finland 0 2021 — volatile
59 Fiji 0 2021 — volatile
59 Gabon 0 2021 — volatile
59 Georgia 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Ghana 0 2021 — volatile
59 Guinea 0 2021 — volatile
59 Gambia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Guinea-Bissau 0 2021 — volatile
59 Equatorial Guinea 0 2021 — volatile
59 Grenada 0 2021 — volatile
59 Guatemala 0 2021 — volatile
59 Guyana 0 2021 — volatile
59 Hong Kong 0 2021 — volatile
59 Honduras 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Croatia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Haiti 0 2021 — volatile
59 Hungary 0 2021 — volatile
59 Ireland 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Italy 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Jamaica 0 2021 — volatile
59 Jordan 0 2021 — volatile
59 Japan 0 2021 — volatile
59 Kazakhstan 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Kyrgyzstan 0 2021 — volatile
59 Cambodia 0 2021 — volatile
59 South Korea 0 2021 — volatile
59 Kuwait 0 2021 — volatile
59 Laos 0 2021 — volatile
59 Liberia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Saint Lucia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Lesotho 0 2021 — volatile
59 Lithuania 0 2021 — volatile
59 Macao 0 2021 — volatile
59 Morocco 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Moldova 0 2021 — volatile
59 Madagascar 0 2021 — volatile
59 Maldives 0 2021 — volatile
59 Malta 0 2021 — volatile
59 Montenegro 0 2021 — volatile
59 Mauritania 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Malawi 0 2021 — volatile
59 Malaysia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Namibia 0 2021 — volatile
59 New Caledonia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Nicaragua 0 2021 — volatile
59 Netherlands 0 2021 — volatile
59 Norway 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Nepal 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 New Zealand 0 2021 — volatile
59 Panama 0 2021 — volatile
59 Papua New Guinea 0 2021 — volatile
59 Poland 0 2021 — volatile
59 North Korea 0 2021 — volatile
59 Portugal 0 2021 — volatile
59 Qatar 0 2021 — volatile
59 Romania 0 2021 — volatile
59 Russia 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Saudi Arabia 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Senegal 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Singapore 0 2021 — volatile
59 Solomon Islands 0 2021 — volatile
59 Sierra Leone 0 2021 — volatile
59 Serbia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Suriname 0 2021 — volatile
59 Slovakia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Slovenia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Sweden 0 2021 — volatile
59 Eswatini 0 2021 — volatile
59 Togo 0 2021 — volatile
59 Tajikistan 0 2021 — volatile
59 Turkmenistan 0 2021 — volatile
59 East Timor 0 2021 — volatile
59 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2021 — volatile
59 Tanzania 0 2021 — volatile
59 Uruguay 0 2021 — volatile
59 Uzbekistan 0 2021 — volatile
59 Vietnam 0 2021 — volatile
59 Zambia 0 2021 — volatile
59 Zimbabwe 0 2021 — volatile
59 French Guiana 0 2021 — volatile
59 Guadeloupe 0 2021 — volatile
59 Taiwan 0 2021 — volatile
59 Western Sahara 0 2021 — volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Terrorism deaths
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed