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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2016

Figures for 2016, 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, 2016 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Syria is highest, at 14,294; 143 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2015, 59 values changed (32 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2016

HighestSyria

14,294

Lowest143 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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia14,29436,2313,368
IraqIRQWestern Asia4,4977,034502
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia1,08617,479460
YemenYEMWestern Asia8832,659630
SudanSDNNorthern Africa790247960
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa734683771
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa6522,907392
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa51125152
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia3961,09970
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia38467739
South SudanSSDEastern Africa354316633
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa3181,479276
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa3051806
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa30116959
IndiaINDSouthern Asia1426146
FranceFRAWestern Europe8700
BurundiBDIEastern Africa8571
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia649821
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia635521
VenezuelaVENSouth America6000
ColombiaCOLSouth America50350
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa42292
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa383633
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa382,083228
KenyaKENEastern Africa365737

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria14,294
  2. Iraq4,497
  3. Afghanistan1,086
  4. Yemen883
  5. Sudan790

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0
  2. Zambiashared0
  3. South Africashared0
  4. Kosovoshared0
  5. Samoashared0

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)

    HighestSyria36,231

    Lowest149 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico4,271

    Lowest153 share it

    Middle country: 0

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 59values changed, of 196 in both
  • 32 · 27rose · fell
  • 137unchanged

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

  • 40 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 143 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 196 countries has every column.

05The files

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (2016). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2016

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