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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1998

Figures for 1998, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

How many civilians were killed inside each country's borders in armed conflict and organised violence — in fighting that involved a government, in fighting between armed groups, and in deliberate attacks on civilians. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program has coded it, event by event, every year since 1989.

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1998 covers 192 countries on 3 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 6,349; 140 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1997, 57 values changed (34 up, 23 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 1998

HighestAfghanistan

6,349

Lowest140 countries share it

0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1998, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 192 countries · select a heading to sort

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1998: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia6,3492,3823,443
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa4,4172,1691,133
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa1,8722,403880
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1,5443,918496
BurundiBDIEastern Africa997700100
RwandaRWAEastern Africa6901,0840
IndiaINDSouthern Asia621869133
ColombiaCOLSouth America558868222
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa4981243,141
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia4325792
UgandaUGAEastern Africa35584712
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe286668492
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa214165812
ChadTCDMiddle Africa167310
NigerNERWestern Africa14700
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa1233,009152
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia1173,199514
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa111264130
NepalNPLSouthern Asia10732218
SenegalSENWestern Africa10721521
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia76487
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia702229
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia6922183
IraqIRQWestern Asia44512
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa424311

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Afghanistan6,349
  2. DR Congo4,417
  3. Sierra Leone1,872
  4. Sudan1,544
  5. Burundi997

Lowest

  1. Zambiashared0
  2. South Africashared0
  3. Yemenshared0
  4. Samoashared0
  5. Vanuatushared0

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Combatants killed (the warring sides)

    HighestSudan3,918

    Lowest141 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestAfghanistan3,443

    Lowest151 share it

    Middle country: 0

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 57values changed, of 192 in both
  • 34 · 23rose · fell
  • 135unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do.

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • 41 distinct values among 192

    Values are stored exactly as published. 140 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 192 countries has every column.

05The files

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (1998). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/1998

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