Data for 1991

Deaths in Organized Violence, 1991

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 1991
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
License: https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/

Figures for 1991, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in Organized Violence, 1991 covers 185 countries on 6 measures. Iraq is highest, at 24,503; 130 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1990, 66 values changed (28 up, 38 down), 15 countries joined.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 1991

HighestIraq

24,503

Lowest130 countries share it

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

185countries
6measures per country
1991the year it describes
54distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 5, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Deaths in Organized Violence, 1991, 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, 1991: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	24,503	22,760	0	1,743	24,503	31,543
2	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	12,440	12,225	178	37	12,437	14,156
3	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	8,455	8,005	0	450	7,630	9,496
4	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	6,646	6,432	0	214	6,646	7,101
5	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	4,566	1,313	1,002	2,251	4,566	7,666
6	India`IND`Southern Asia	3,724	3,155	105	464	3,724	4,362
7	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	3,553	3,302	251	0	3,407	4,053
8	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	3,295	3,022	272	1	3,194	4,744
9	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1,961	1,326	88	547	1,000	3,057
10	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,549	1,515	0	34	1,549	1,975
11	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	1,375	777	355	243	1,320	1,499
12	Peru`PER`South America	1,350	1,138	50	162	1,350	2,087
13	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1,225	552	9	664	1,224	1,964
14	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1,102	153	0	949	1,099	3,426
15	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,018	857	0	161	1,018	1,018
16	Colombia`COL`South America	876	731	0	145	873	909
17	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	737	0	659	78	734	1,120
18	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	578	0	306	272	578	581
19	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	516	516	0	0	497	688
20	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	460	446	0	14	417	926
21	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	448	397	0	51	448	453
22	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	432	61	0	371	247	725
23	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	426	72	0	354	118	439
24	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	380	0	380	0	330	1,600
25	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	342	272	0	70	342	1,851
26	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	340	220	87	33	340	648
27	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	322	220	0	102	322	556
28	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	270	160	40	70	162	705
29	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	247	71	0	176	191	354
30	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	134	60	15	59	134	465
31	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	107	25	12	70	104	134
32	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	95	68	0	27	95	100
33	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	91	91	0	0	91	91
34	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	88	88	0	0	88	93
35	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	68	45	23	0	68	75
36	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	64	27	35	2	64	64
37	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	63	0	31	32	61	63
38	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	52	52	0	0	52	170
39	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50	0	50	0	9	100
40	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	47	27	2	18	47	49
41	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	45	45	0	0	45	45
42	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	44	44	0	0	44	51
43	Niger`NER`Western Africa	40	40	0	0	40	153
44	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	38	26	0	12	38	39
45	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	35	35	0	0	35	35
46	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	34	34	0	0	34	34
47	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	32	0	0	32	32	162
=48	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	30	0	30	0	30	52
=48	Venezuela`VEN`South America	30	0	0	30	30	41
50	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	29	18	0	11	29	29
51	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	19	19	0	0	19	21
52	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	17	0	17	0	17	17
53	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	16	0	0	16	16	17
=54	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	2	0	0	2	2	2
=54	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	2	0	2	0	2	2
=56	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Brazil`BRA`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	20
=56	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	3
=56	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	France`FRA`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Honduras`HND`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	United States`USA`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=56	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 1991

At either end

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

Highest

1Iraq24,503
2Ethiopia12,440
3Somalia8,455
4Sri Lanka6,646
5Sudan4,566

Lowest

56Zimbabweshared0
56Zambiashared0
56Yemenshared0
56Samoashared0
56Vanuatushared0

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
HighestIraq22,760
Lowest142 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestSudan1,002
Lowest161 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestSudan2,251
Lowest147 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestIraq24,503
Lowest130 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestIraq31,543
Lowest128 share it
Middle country: 0

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+15 / −0countries joined / left
66values changed, of 170 in both
28 · 38rose · fell
104unchanged

Rose most

Iraq117 → 24,503+24,386
Somalia2,700 → 8,455+5,755
Serbia0 → 3,295+3,295
Afghanistan1,514 → 3,553+2,039
Sri Lanka4,840 → 6,646+1,806

Fell most

Ethiopia49,856 → 12,440−37,416
Liberia3,729 → 578−3,151
Angola2,609 → 516−2,093
Lebanon1,903 → 68−1,835
Rwanda2,647 → 1,102−1,545

+ Armenia

+ Azerbaijan

+ Belarus

+ Estonia

+ Georgia

+ Kazakhstan

+ Kyrgyzstan

+ Lithuania

+ Latvia

+ Moldova

+ North Macedonia

+ Tajikistan

+ Turkmenistan

+ Ukraine

+ Uzbekistan

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 185
Values are stored exactly as published. 130 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 185 countries has every column.

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (1991). Deaths in Organized Violence, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/1991

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