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Report year 1993Data year 1993
Deaths in organized violence (people)Higher is worse — rank 1 is worst affectedPublished by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
37 reference years (1989–2025), covering 169 to 196 countries — a full balanced panel, so a country absent from a year is genuinely absent rather than unreported. The figure is UCDP's best estimate of everyone killed in organized violence inside a country's borders, split into its three published components: state-based conflict, non-state conflict and one-sided violence against civilians, with UCDP's low and high estimates stored alongside. ⚠ THESE ARE ABSOLUTE COUNTS, NOT RATES. There is no population denominator in UCDP's file, so a large country tends to sit worse than a small one and this cannot be read as how dangerous a place is to live. It measures the SCALE of organized violence. ⚠ Most of the world is at zero — 138 of 196 countries in 2025 — so rows are ordered worst first rather than best first, which is the reverse of every other indicator here. ⚠ UCDP HAS NO PALESTINE ROW. Its country list carries Israel and no Palestine, Gaza or West Bank, so deaths in the territories are counted under Israel (14,563 in 2025). That is the publisher's coding decision and it is essential context for reading that figure. ⚠ Three states that dissolved by 1992 — Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic and South Yemen — are in UCDP's panel and are not imported, because every row here keys to a present-day country. ⚠ ⚠ No rank is published. A POSITION is derived here (2026-09-10) by ordering the death count, highest first. ⚠ MOST OF THE WORLD SHARES THE LAST POSITION: 138 of 196 countries recorded no deaths in organized violence in 2025, and all 138 sit at position 59. The top of this table is the whole story; the tail is one fact repeated 138 times. ⚠ It counts PEOPLE rather than a rate, so the order is partly a function of how many people are there to be killed.
Deaths in Organized Violence 1993 — Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
Cite as: Uppsala Conflict Data Program. UCDP Country-Year Dataset on Organized Violence within Country Borders, version 26.1. Uppsala: Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University.
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Deaths in organized violence within a country's borders in 1993, from UCDP's own country-year aggregation of its Georeferenced Event Dataset. The total is split into state-based conflict, non-state conflict and one-sided violence, all stored here, with UCDP's low and high estimates beside the best one. ⚠ These are absolute counts, not rates per head. ⚠ UCDP has no Palestine row, so deaths in the territories are counted under Israel. No rank is published, so none is stored or derived.
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| Country | ISO Code | Deaths in organized violence | State-based conflict | Non-state conflict | One-sided violence | Low estimate | High estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | BIH | 13,787 | 13,233 | 1 | 553 | 12,967 | 16,475 |
| Angola | AGO | 12,398 | 12,054 | 0 | 344 | 12,398 | 25,504 |
| Burundi | BDI | 10,218 | 6 | 4,082 | 6,130 | 9,699 | 32,926 |
| Sudan | SDN | 6,042 | 942 | 4,010 | 1,090 | 6,042 | 7,175 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 4,105 | 4,071 | 8 | 26 | 4,097 | 8,433 |
| DR Congo (Zaire) | COD | 3,337 | 0 | 3,109 | 228 | 569 | 7,028 |
| Turkey | TUR | 2,765 | 2,346 | 0 | 419 | 2,765 | 3,974 |
| Liberia | LBR | 2,673 | 5 | 108 | 2,560 | 2,673 | 2,897 |
| India | IND | 2,326 | 1,555 | 428 | 343 | 2,297 | 4,364 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | 2,084 | 2,075 | 0 | 9 | 2,084 | 2,363 |
| Georgia | GEO | 1,837 | 1,763 | 0 | 74 | 1,837 | 2,835 |
| Azerbaijan | AZE | 1,194 | 1,194 | 0 | 0 | 991 | 1,823 |
| Nigeria | NGA | 1,185 | 0 | 1,182 | 3 | 1,185 | 1,190 |
| Tajikistan | TJK | 1,045 | 1,045 | 0 | 0 | 1,045 | 1,216 |
| Rwanda | RWA | 977 | 353 | 0 | 624 | 977 | 4,534 |
| South Africa | ZAF | 895 | 0 | 669 | 226 | 895 | 1,210 |
| Algeria | DZA | 826 | 800 | 0 | 26 | 826 | 886 |
| Peru | PER | 779 | 672 | 0 | 107 | 779 | 1,066 |
| Sierra Leone | SLE | 642 | 410 | 2 | 230 | 642 | 1,322 |
| Cambodia (Kampuchea) | KHM | 484 | 274 | 0 | 210 | 481 | 797 |
| Somalia | SOM | 483 | 25 | 458 | 0 | 476 | 554 |
| Croatia | HRV | 373 | 345 | 0 | 28 | 373 | 507 |
| Iraq | IRQ | 373 | 115 | 125 | 133 | 343 | 585 |
| Philippines | PHL | 318 | 253 | 43 | 22 | 318 | 391 |
| Chad | TCD | 313 | 120 | 0 | 193 | 313 | 367 |
| Colombia | COL | 304 | 186 | 45 | 73 | 304 | 333 |
| Kenya | KEN | 287 | 0 | 286 | 1 | 256 | 287 |
| Senegal | SEN | 285 | 233 | 0 | 52 | 285 | 305 |
| Guatemala | GTM | 218 | 58 | 0 | 160 | 86 | 379 |
| Lebanon | LBN | 165 | 137 | 26 | 2 | 158 | 232 |
| Iran | IRN | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 225 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | MMR | 145 | 141 | 0 | 4 | 145 | 245 |
| Russia (Soviet Union) | RUS | 145 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 147 |
| Congo | COG | 135 | 53 | 0 | 82 | 135 | 135 |
| Ethiopia | ETH | 133 | 36 | 71 | 26 | 133 | 136 |
| Egypt | EGY | 108 | 103 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 124 |
| Israel | ISR | 88 | 73 | 0 | 15 | 88 | 90 |
| Venezuela | VEN | 63 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 92 |
| Pakistan | PAK | 48 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 48 | 50 |
| Togo | TGO | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 58 |
| Brazil | BRA | 47 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 47 |
| Cameroon | CMR | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 32 | 72 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | 47 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 47 | 47 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | 43 | 5 | 31 | 7 | 39 | 51 |
| Papua New Guinea | PNG | 40 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 81 |
| Armenia | ARM | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 66 |
| Haiti | HTI | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 137 |
| Mexico | MEX | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| Djibouti | DJI | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 419 |
| Indonesia | IDN | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 27 |
| Eritrea | ERI | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Spain | ESP | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Niger | NER | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Central African Republic | CAF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Laos | LAO | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Nepal | NPL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ghana | GHA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mozambique | MOZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | CIV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand | THA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Zambia | ZMB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Albania | ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andorra | AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | ATG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentina | ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | AUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | AUT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bahamas | BHS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bahrain | BHR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barbados | BRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belarus | BLR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | BEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belize | BLZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benin | BEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhutan | BTN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolivia | BOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Botswana | BWA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brunei | BRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | BGR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | BFA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | CAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Verde | CPV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chile | CHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comoros | COM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | CRI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuba | CUB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyprus | CYP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | CZE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | DNK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominica | DMA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecuador | ECU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Salvador | SLV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | GNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia | EST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | FSM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji | FJI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | FIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | FRA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabon | GAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gambia | GMB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | DEU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | GRC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grenada | GRD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guinea | GIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guinea-Bissau | GNB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guyana | GUY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honduras | HND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iceland | ISL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | IRL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | ITA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamaica | JAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | JPN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan | JOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland) | SWZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiribati | KIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuwait | KWT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latvia | LVA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lesotho | LSO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Libya | LBY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | LIE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | LTU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | LUX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madagascar (Malagasy) | MDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malawi | MWI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia | MYS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maldives | MDV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mali | MLI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Malta | MLT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Islands | MHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritania | MRT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritius | MUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moldova | MDA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monaco | MCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mongolia | MNG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morocco | MAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namibia | NAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nauru | NRU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | NLD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | NZL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicaragua | NIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Korea | PRK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Macedonia | MKD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norway | NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oman | OMN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panama | PAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paraguay | PRY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | POL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | PRT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qatar | QAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | ROU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | KNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Lucia | LCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VCT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samoa (Western Samoa) | WSM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Marino | SMR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | STP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serbia (Yugoslavia) | SRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seychelles | SYC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Singapore | SGP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | SVK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | SVN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | SLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Korea | KOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suriname | SUR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | SWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | CHE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syria | SYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiwan | TWN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanzania | TZA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tonga | TON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunisia | TUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkmenistan | TKM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuvalu | TUV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uganda | UGA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukraine | UKR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States of America | USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay | URY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | UZB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanuatu | VUT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vatican City State | VAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vietnam (North Vietnam) | VNM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yemen (North Yemen) | YEM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) | ZWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |