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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2011

Figures for 2011, 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, 2011 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Syria is highest, at 3,371; 153 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2010, 49 values changed (28 up, 21 down), 1 country joined.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2011

HighestSyria

3,371

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, 2011, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 196 countries · select a heading to sort

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2011: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia3,371774202
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa1,0679396
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia1,0245,711828
SudanSDNNorthern Africa7296631,175
YemenYEMWestern Asia4411,824350
IraqIRQWestern Asia411466488
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia4032,585488
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa3665321,220
MexicoMEXCentral America279784,564
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa24329465
IndiaINDSouthern Asia24352629
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa2421,8561,816
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa191703937
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1321432
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia11760292
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa901293
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia543570
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia5034321
RussiaRUSEastern Europe5032125
GuatemalaGTMCentral America3600
South SudanSSDEastern Africa34168992
BahrainBHRWestern Asia2900
ColombiaCOLSouth America271946
IsraelISRWestern Asia216912
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa202011

02In 2011

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria3,371
  2. Côte d’Ivoire1,067
  3. Afghanistan1,024
  4. Sudan729
  5. Yemen441

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)

    HighestAfghanistan5,711

    Lowest157 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico4,564

    Lowest166 share it

    Middle country: 0

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 49values changed, of 195 in both
  • 28 · 21rose · fell
  • 146unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ South Sudan

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

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • 32 distinct values among 196

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 196 countries has every column.

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (2011). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2011

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