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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008

Figures for 2008, 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, 2008 covers 195 countries on 3 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 930; 154 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2007, 46 values changed (29 up, 17 down), 1 country joined.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2008

HighestDR Congo

930

Lowest154 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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 195 countries · select a heading to sort

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa930523290
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia7634,576322
IndiaINDSouthern Asia6801,16221
IraqIRQWestern Asia6308451,316
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa630485636
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia6109333,088
SudanSDNNorthern Africa485533223
ColombiaCOLSouth America4192190
KenyaKENEastern Africa299183301
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa25300
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia2498,13965
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia200182239
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia18111433
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa1470285
IsraelISRWestern Asia129431178
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia11643020
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa5827314
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia553512
ChinaCHNEastern Asia51351
BurundiBDIEastern Africa4018334
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia275292
VenezuelaVENSouth America2700
GuyanaGUYSouth America2009
RussiaRUSEastern Europe2037911
MexicoMEXCentral America16203,757

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

  1. DR Congo930
  2. Afghanistan763
  3. India680
  4. Iraqshared630
  5. Somaliashared630

Lowest

  1. Zambiashared0
  2. South Africashared0
  3. Kosovoshared0
  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)

    HighestSri Lanka8,139

    Lowest149 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico3,757

    Lowest158 share it

    Middle country: 0

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 46values changed, of 194 in both
  • 29 · 17rose · fell
  • 148unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Kosovo

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

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • 34 distinct values among 195

    Values are stored exactly as published. 154 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 195 countries has every column.

05The files

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (2008). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2008

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