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Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2012

Figures for 2012, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

How many people were killed inside each country's borders in fighting between organised armed groups where no government is a side — cartels, militias and communal groups. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program counts it event by event, every year since 1989.

Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2012 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Mexico is highest, at 5,902; 170 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2011, 29 values changed (18 up, 11 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Non-State Conflict · Data for 2012

HighestMexico

5,902

Lowest170 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 Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2012, 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

Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2012: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
MexicoMEXCentral America5,9025,8236,102
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa544544575
YemenYEMWestern Asia533309583
South SudanSSDEastern Africa528528549
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa377377405
BrazilBRASouth America275275275
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa257249303
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa253247429
KenyaKENEastern Africa247243270
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia236236247
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa233233630
ColombiaCOLSouth America151151151
IndiaINDSouthern Asia140128140
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia134124160
MaliMLIWestern Africa118118133
SyriaSYRWestern Asia110104143
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa757575
SudanSDNNorthern Africa6464122
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia575757
LebanonLBNWestern Asia525255
VenezuelaVENSouth America252535
HondurasHNDCentral America181818
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia101010
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia666
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia215

02In 2012

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Mexico5,902
  2. Nigeria544
  3. Yemen533
  4. South Sudan528
  5. Libya377

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

  • Low estimate

    HighestMexico5,823

    Lowest170 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestMexico6,102

    Lowest170 share it

    Middle country: 0

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 29values changed, of 196 in both
  • 18 · 11rose · fell
  • 167unchanged

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

  • 26 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 170 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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What this site changed: Reshaped to one row per country, with its ISO code; no value recalculated, rescaled or rounded. In full

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (2012). Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/non-state-conflict-deaths/2012

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