Data for 1990

Deaths in Organized Violence, 1990

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 1990
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
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Deaths in Organized Violence, 1990 covers 170 countries on 6 measures. Ethiopia is highest, at 49,856; 110 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1989, 67 values changed (41 up, 26 down), 1 country joined.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 1990

HighestEthiopia

49,856

Lowest110 countries share it

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

170countries
6measures per country
1990the year it describes
54distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 5, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Deaths in Organized Violence, 1990, as published. UCDP ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Deaths in Organized Violence, 1990: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	49,856	49,698	0	158	49,856	52,819
2	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	5,335	5,030	35	270	5,335	6,235
3	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	4,840	3,630	56	1,154	4,807	6,133
4	India`IND`Southern Asia	4,801	2,400	1,878	523	4,744	5,647
5	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	3,729	339	45	3,345	3,729	4,279
6	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2,700	2,650	50	0	1,631	3,079
7	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	2,647	1,126	0	1,521	2,619	4,363
8	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	2,609	2,558	0	51	2,608	4,609
9	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1,903	765	1,138	0	1,501	2,305
10	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1,759	1,577	0	182	509	1,825
11	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	1,514	1,478	36	0	1,359	2,311
12	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	1,459	0	1,243	216	1,459	2,072
13	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,362	1,316	0	46	1,358	1,421
14	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1,329	1,058	0	271	1,329	1,630
15	Peru`PER`South America	1,228	1,099	6	123	1,228	1,288
16	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	849	849	0	0	849	999
17	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	809	626	0	183	809	821
18	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	796	536	234	26	664	857
19	Colombia`COL`South America	713	501	41	171	701	803
20	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	686	652	0	34	686	7,903
21	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	681	83	0	598	158	712
22	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	630	544	0	86	618	630
23	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	582	457	0	125	582	729
24	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	393	192	201	0	276	763
25	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	386	73	313	0	386	389
26	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	377	274	0	103	371	784
27	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	255	249	0	6	51	255
28	Niger`NER`Western Africa	200	0	0	200	63	603
29	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	195	74	0	121	144	250
30	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	147	0	0	147	20	147
31	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	117	94	0	23	117	2,199
32	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	94	45	2	47	94	109
33	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	89	0	9	80	89	89
34	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	84	58	0	26	84	85
35	Venezuela`VEN`South America	64	0	0	64	64	79
36	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	61	55	0	6	61	71
37	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	60	60	0	0	60	60
38	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	47	41	0	6	47	49
39	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	43	20	0	23	43	51
40	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	40	0	0	40	40	40
=41	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	39	39	0	0	39	43
=41	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	39	39	0	0	32	55
43	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	31	31	0	0	31	335
44	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	29	0	0	29	29	229
45	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	22	22	0	0	22	50
46	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	20	19	0	1	20	31
47	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	19	19	0	0	19	19
=48	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	14	0	0	14	14	15
=48	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	14	0	0	14	12	17
=48	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	14	0	0	14	14	14
51	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	9	8	0	1	8	9
=52	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	7	7	0	0	7	7
=52	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	7	0	0	7	2	7
54	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	6	0	0	6	6	6
=55	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	4	0	0	4	4	4
=55	Mexico`MEX`Central America	4	0	0	4	4	8
57	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2	2	0	0	2	2
=58	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	1	1	0	0	1	1
=58	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1	0	0	1	1	1
=58	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1	1	0	0	1	1
=61	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Brazil`BRA`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	France`FRA`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Honduras`HND`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	United States`USA`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=61	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 1990

At either end

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

Highest

1Ethiopia49,856
2Sudan5,335
3Sri Lanka4,840
4India4,801
5Liberia3,729

Lowest

61Yemenshared0
61Samoashared0
61Vanuatushared0
61Vietnamshared0
61Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

State-based conflict
HighestEthiopia49,698
Lowest125 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestIndia1,878
Lowest155 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestLiberia3,345
Lowest126 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestEthiopia49,856
Lowest110 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestEthiopia52,819
Lowest110 share it
Middle country: 0

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
67values changed, of 169 in both
41 · 26rose · fell
102unchanged

Rose most

Ethiopia25,385 → 49,856+24,471
Liberia45 → 3,729+3,684
Sri Lanka1,288 → 4,840+3,552
India1,852 → 4,801+2,949
Rwanda0 → 2,647+2,647

Fell most

El Salvador4,924 → 849−4,075
Afghanistan5,411 → 1,514−3,897
China2,600 → 22−2,578
Sudan7,533 → 5,335−2,198
Panama920 → 0−920

+ Namibia

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

54 distinct values among 170
Values are stored exactly as published. 110 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UCDP publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 170 countries has every column.

05The files

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (1990). Deaths in Organized Violence, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/1990

0637 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Deaths in Organized Violence, 1989
169 countries
The year after ›
Deaths in Organized Violence, 1991
185 countries
All of them
Deaths in Organized Violence: every year
37 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

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