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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002

Figures for 2002, 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, 2002 covers 193 countries on 3 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 4,622; 153 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2001, 47 values changed (29 up, 18 down), 1 country joined.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2002

HighestDR Congo

4,622

Lowest153 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, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 193 countries · select a heading to sort

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa4,6229732,368
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,1143,691234
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa1,812340107
IndiaINDSouthern Asia1,0931,86672
BurundiBDIEastern Africa891797302
SudanSDNNorthern Africa7602,256191
UgandaUGAEastern Africa6396707
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa5295290
NepalNPLSouthern Asia5192,1131,800
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa429250384
RussiaRUSEastern Europe364896248
IsraelISRWestern Asia35344594
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia286370106
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia269171103
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia171688298
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia152220
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa11929481
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia11063716
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa97382100
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa4914243
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa431990
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa35155619
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa3281525
SenegalSENWestern Africa3152
VenezuelaVENSouth America2170

02In 2002

At either end

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

Highest

  1. DR Congo4,622
  2. Colombia2,114
  3. Liberia1,812
  4. India1,093
  5. Burundi891

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0
  2. Zambiashared0
  3. Samoashared0
  4. Vanuatushared0
  5. Vietnamshared0

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)

    HighestColombia3,691

    Lowest154 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestDR Congo2,368

    Lowest157 share it

    Middle country: 0

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 47values changed, of 192 in both
  • 29 · 18rose · fell
  • 145unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Timor-Leste

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

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • 33 distinct values among 193

    Values are stored exactly as published. 153 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 193 countries has every column.

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (2002). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2002

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