Data for 1994

Deaths in Organized Violence, 1994

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 1994
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
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Figures for 1994, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in Organized Violence, 1994 covers 192 countries on 6 measures. Rwanda is highest, at 772,463; 134 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1993, 65 values changed (32 up, 33 down), 1 country joined.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 1994

HighestRwanda

772,463

Lowest134 countries share it

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

192countries
6measures per country
1994the year it describes
56distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 5, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Deaths in Organized Violence, 1994, 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, 1994: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	772,463	1,882	0	770,581	347,614	1,612,663
2	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	9,056	8,937	119	0	9,006	12,074
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	7,312	7,022	0	290	6,725	8,434
4	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	4,182	3,975	0	207	4,182	4,290
5	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	4,167	0	489	3,678	4,166	5,165
6	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	4,009	3,974	0	35	3,959	12,507
7	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	2,097	628	25	1,444	2,097	2,825
8	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	2,004	0	2,004	0	1,004	10,024
9	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	1,943	1,916	15	12	1,943	2,176
=10	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	1,489	1,489	0	0	1,239	3,919
=10	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	1,489	1,489	0	0	1,283	3,253
12	India`IND`Southern Asia	1,435	1,201	59	175	1,425	1,760
13	Colombia`COL`South America	1,214	1,132	0	82	1,214	1,620
14	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	1,010	249	708	53	1,010	1,327
15	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	977	337	167	473	977	1,057
16	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	897	56	107	734	657	2,985
17	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	794	700	8	86	783	1,252
18	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	729	106	30	593	729	1,590
19	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	712	657	29	26	712	856
20	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	626	237	389	0	624	1,052
21	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	572	464	0	108	512	1,299
22	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	532	0	457	75	532	665
23	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	521	167	0	354	397	701
24	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	485	229	244	12	485	720
25	Peru`PER`South America	369	273	0	96	369	524
26	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	366	356	0	10	366	655
27	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	332	3	146	183	331	4,428
28	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	308	276	7	25	308	332
29	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	287	37	0	250	61	289
30	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	172	74	95	3	172	172
31	Venezuela`VEN`South America	164	0	127	37	164	180
32	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	162	145	0	17	162	196
33	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	160	150	0	10	160	240
34	Mexico`MEX`Central America	153	145	5	3	153	453
35	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	144	95	48	1	133	183
36	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	116	59	0	57	113	119
37	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	102	13	34	55	98	155
38	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	90	0	34	56	80	146
39	Argentina`ARG`South America	86	0	0	86	86	86
40	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	76	76	0	0	76	93
41	Niger`NER`Western Africa	50	50	0	0	50	97
42	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	44	0	0	44	44	463
43	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	39	39	0	0	39	53
44	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	34	0	28	6	34	52
=45	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	32	3	6	23	32	35
=45	Brazil`BRA`South America	32	0	28	4	31	45
47	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	30	30	0	0	30	30
48	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	26	26	0	0	26	26
49	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	18	14	0	4	18	23
=50	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	16	16	0	0	16	16
=50	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	16	6	0	10	16	16
52	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	12	7	0	5	8	21
53	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	11	11	0	0	11	11
54	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	5	0	5	0	5	5
55	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	4	0	0	4	4	4
56	Canada`CAN`Northern America	3	0	3	0	3	3
57	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	2	0	0	2	2	2
58	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1	1	0	0	1	1
=59	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	France`FRA`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	30
=59	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Honduras`HND`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	3
=59	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	2
=59	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	United States`USA`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 1994

At either end

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

Highest

1Rwanda772,463
2Afghanistan9,056
3Bosnia and Herzegovina7,312
4Türkiye4,182
5Liberia4,167

Lowest

59Zimbabweshared0
59Zambiashared0
59Samoashared0
59Vanuatushared0
59Vietnamshared0

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
HighestAfghanistan8,937
Lowest147 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestGhana2,004
Lowest164 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestRwanda770,581
Lowest149 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestRwanda347,614
Lowest134 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestRwanda1,612,663
Lowest131 share it
Middle country: 0

031993 → 1994

Since 1993

What changed between 1993 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
65values changed, of 191 in both
32 · 33rose · fell
126unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda977 → 772,463+771,486
Afghanistan4,105 → 9,056+4,951
Ghana2 → 2,004+2,002
Liberia2,673 → 4,167+1,494
Yemen0 → 1,489+1,489

Fell most

Burundi10,218 → 897−9,321
Angola12,398 → 4,009−8,389
Bosnia and Herzegovina13,787 → 7,312−6,475
Sudan6,042 → 977−5,065
DR Congo3,337 → 332−3,005

+ Palau

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

56 distinct values among 192
Values are stored exactly as published. 134 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 192 countries has every column.

05The files

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (1994). Deaths in Organized Violence, 1994 [data set], describing 1994. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/1994

0637 held

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