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Terrorism deaths by country

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

Countries reporting
174
Highest
4,337 deaths
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 deaths
Western Sahara
Median
0 deaths
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 deaths in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 deaths in Western Sahara.

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

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 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
24 USSR 28 deaths 1991 — volatile
26 Indonesia 27 deaths 2021 up 35.0% volatile
27 United States 26 deaths 2021 — volatile
28 Peru 20 deaths 2021 — volatile
29 Venezuela 14 deaths 2021 — volatile
30 Egypt 13 deaths 2021 down 53.6% volatile
30 Israel 13 deaths 2021 down 38.1% volatile
30 Libya 13 deaths 2021 — volatile
33 Cote d'Ivoire 12 deaths 2021 down 47.8% volatile
33 Mexico 12 deaths 2021 — volatile
35 Thailand 11 deaths 2021 down 92.8% volatile
36 China 8 deaths 2021 down 57.9% volatile
36 South Africa 8 deaths 2021 — volatile
38 Ukraine 7 deaths 2021 — volatile
39 Algeria 5 deaths 2021 down 80.0% volatile
39 Tunisia 5 deaths 2021 up 25.0% volatile
39 Turkey 5 deaths 2021 down 80.0% volatile
42 Canada 4 deaths 2021 — volatile
43 Germany 3 deaths 2021 up 50.0% volatile
43 France 3 deaths 2021 — volatile
45 Bangladesh 2 deaths 2021 down 77.8% volatile
45 Iran 2 deaths 2021 down 88.9% volatile
45 Rwanda 2 deaths 2021 unchanged volatile
45 El Salvador 2 deaths 2021 — volatile
45 Uganda 2 deaths 2021 — volatile
50 Brazil 1 deaths 2021 — volatile
50 Chile 1 deaths 2021 — volatile
50 Djibouti 1 deaths 2021 — volatile
50 United Kingdom 1 deaths 2021 unchanged volatile
50 Greece 1 deaths 2021 — volatile
50 Lebanon 1 deaths 2021 unchanged volatile
50 Sri Lanka 1 deaths 2021 — volatile
50 Latvia 1 deaths 2021 — volatile
50 Paraguay 1 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Angola 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Albania 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 United Arab Emirates 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Argentina 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Armenia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Australia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Austria 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Azerbaijan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Belgium 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Benin 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Bulgaria 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Bahrain 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Bahamas 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Belarus 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Belize 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Bolivia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Barbados 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Bhutan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Botswana 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Switzerland 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Comoros 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Costa Rica 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Cuba 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Cyprus 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Czechia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Dominica 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Denmark 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Dominican Republic 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Ecuador 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Eritrea 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Spain 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Estonia 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Finland 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Fiji 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Gabon 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Georgia 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Ghana 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Guinea 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Gambia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Equatorial Guinea 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Grenada 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Guatemala 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Guyana 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Hong Kong 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Honduras 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Croatia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Haiti 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Hungary 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Ireland 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Italy 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Jamaica 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Jordan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Japan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Kazakhstan 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Cambodia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 South Korea 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Kuwait 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Laos 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Liberia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Saint Lucia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Lesotho 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Lithuania 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Macao 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Morocco 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Moldova 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Madagascar 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Maldives 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Malta 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Montenegro 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Mauritania 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Malawi 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Malaysia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Namibia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 New Caledonia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Nicaragua 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Netherlands 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Norway 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Nepal 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 New Zealand 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Panama 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Papua New Guinea 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Poland 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 North Korea 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Portugal 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Qatar 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Romania 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Russia 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Saudi Arabia 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Senegal 0 deaths 2021 down 100.0% volatile
59 Singapore 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Solomon Islands 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Sierra Leone 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Serbia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Suriname 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Slovakia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Slovenia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Sweden 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Eswatini 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Togo 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Tajikistan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Turkmenistan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 East Timor 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Tanzania 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Uruguay 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Uzbekistan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Vietnam 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Zambia 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Zimbabwe 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 French Guiana 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Guadeloupe 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Taiwan 0 deaths 2021 — volatile
59 Western Sahara 0 deaths 2021 — volatile

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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.