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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2000

Figures for 2000, 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, 2000 covers 192 countries on 3 measures. Colombia is highest, at 2,230; 151 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1999, 52 values changed (24 up, 28 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2000

HighestColombia

2,230

Lowest151 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, 2000, 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, 2000: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,2302,002186
RussiaRUSEastern Europe1,4292,526378
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa1,3471,2201,277
IndiaINDSouthern Asia1,1762,660268
BurundiBDIEastern Africa9351,199308
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia6392,1852,570
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa546199111
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia465140143
SudanSDNNorthern Africa3693,09177
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa258177774
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa24693512
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia2161,44699
UgandaUGAEastern Africa18197681
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia135134648
GuineaGINWestern Africa1248646
NepalNPLSouthern Asia105160100
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa101031
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia692,41387
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia5730
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa44570
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa4242,058
IraqIRQWestern Asia391850
VenezuelaVENSouth America2700
SenegalSENWestern Africa20333
BrazilBRASouth America19936

02In 2000

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Colombia2,230
  2. Russia1,429
  3. DR Congo1,347
  4. India1,176
  5. Burundi935

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0
  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)

    HighestSudan3,091

    Lowest145 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestEthiopia48,355

    Lowest157 share it

    Middle country: 0

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 52values changed, of 192 in both
  • 24 · 28rose · fell
  • 140unchanged

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

  • 35 distinct values among 192

    Values are stored exactly as published. 151 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) (2000). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2000

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