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Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2016

Figures for 2016, 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, 2016 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Syria is highest, at 7,939; 168 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2015, 33 values changed (19 up, 14 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Non-State Conflict · Data for 2016

HighestSyria

7,939

Lowest168 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, 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

Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2016: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia7,9397,6338,739
MexicoMEXCentral America4,3044,3045,226
YemenYEMWestern Asia1,0081,0051,028
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa8268141,200
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa6922001,044
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia676662884
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa591554726
South SudanSSDEastern Africa333332333
SudanSDNNorthern Africa232232232
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa214214233
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa178178280
BrazilBRASouth America149149155
MaliMLIWestern Africa6867114
KenyaKENEastern Africa454572
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa414180
LebanonLBNWestern Asia343435
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa333333
UgandaUGAEastern Africa303030
El SalvadorSLVCentral America111111
HondurasHNDCentral America101010
GuatemalaGTMCentral America555
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa444
ChadTCDMiddle Africa444
JordanJORWestern Asia333
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa313

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. Syria7,939
  2. Mexico4,304
  3. Yemen1,008
  4. Nigeria826
  5. DR Congo692

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0
  2. Zambiashared0
  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

  • Low estimate

    HighestSyria7,633

    Lowest168 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestSyria8,739

    Lowest168 share it

    Middle country: 0

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 33values changed, of 196 in both
  • 19 · 14rose · fell
  • 163unchanged

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

  • 25 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 168 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) (2016). Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/non-state-conflict-deaths/2016

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