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Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2024

Figures for 2024, 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, 2024 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Mexico is highest, at 10,918; 165 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2023, 34 values changed (17 up, 17 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Non-State Conflict · Data for 2024

HighestMexico

10,918

Lowest165 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, 2024, 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, 2024: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
MexicoMEXCentral America10,9183,09511,069
BrazilBRASouth America1,5631,5021,581
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa1,3109161,352
SyriaSYRWestern Asia716716734
South SudanSSDEastern Africa633598638
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia365141397
EcuadorECUSouth America341184447
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa331288358
MaliMLIWestern Africa274274299
ColombiaCOLSouth America247192339
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia233226247
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa208205219
HaitiHTICaribbean163163163
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa162162168
ChadTCDMiddle Africa10997109
SudanSDNNorthern Africa107107109
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia10495122
YemenYEMWestern Asia675774
Costa RicaCRICentral America57458
JamaicaJAMCaribbean51551
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa453349
NigerNERWestern Africa404040
KenyaKENEastern Africa353537
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa342734
GhanaGHAWestern Africa303036

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Mexico10,918
  2. Brazil1,563
  3. Nigeria1,310
  4. Syria716
  5. South Sudan633

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

    HighestMexico3,095

    Lowest165 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestMexico11,069

    Lowest165 share it

    Middle country: 0

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 34values changed, of 196 in both
  • 17 · 17rose · fell
  • 162unchanged

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

  • 32 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 165 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) (2024). Deaths in Non-State Conflict, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/non-state-conflict-deaths/2024

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