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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018

Figures for 2018, 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, 2018 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Syria is highest, at 6,487; 141 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2017, 61 values changed (34 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2018

HighestSyria

6,487

Lowest141 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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia6,48713,7571,491
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia1,85924,180856
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa7901,1181,239
YemenYEMWestern Asia7413,0281,287
MaliMLIWestern Africa584589108
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa5812,246417
South SudanSSDEastern Africa436411382
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa33573235
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia2971860
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa2831,882342
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa271554188
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa248260205
IraqIRQWestern Asia2261,16478
ColombiaCOLSouth America20220010
IndiaINDSouthern Asia17976211
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa1202328
BurundiBDIEastern Africa10970
SudanSDNNorthern Africa97174161
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa941010
VenezuelaVENSouth America9400
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa81439150
NigerNERWestern Africa777826
UkraineUKREastern Europe5117319
KenyaKENEastern Africa389531
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia38804

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria6,487
  2. Afghanistan1,859
  3. DR Congo790
  4. Yemen741
  5. Mali584

Lowest

  1. Zambiashared0
  2. Kosovoshared0
  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)

    HighestAfghanistan24,180

    Lowest145 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico11,158

    Lowest159 share it

    Middle country: 0

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 61values changed, of 196 in both
  • 34 · 27rose · fell
  • 135unchanged

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

  • 37 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 141 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) (2018). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2018

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