Data for 1996

Deaths in Organized Violence, 1996

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 1996
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
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Figures for 1996, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in Organized Violence, 1996 covers 192 countries on 6 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 34,296; 135 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1995, 70 values changed (33 up, 37 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 1996

HighestDR Congo

34,296

Lowest135 countries share it

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

192countries
6measures per country
1996the year it describes
49distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 5, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Deaths in Organized Violence, 1996, 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, 1996: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	34,296	1,372	171	32,753	30,835	48,857
2	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	18,184	988	35	17,161	10,328	21,448
3	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	4,097	3,868	0	229	4,097	4,481
4	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	3,811	3,776	0	35	3,799	3,903
5	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	3,595	3,177	371	47	3,369	4,056
6	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	3,077	0	2,000	1,077	1,424	4,082
7	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	2,797	2,790	0	7	2,797	2,876
8	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2,764	2,721	0	43	2,747	4,106
9	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	2,735	2,289	385	61	2,735	2,829
10	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,798	1,186	0	612	1,798	2,224
11	Colombia`COL`South America	1,411	1,200	0	211	1,393	1,463
12	India`IND`Southern Asia	1,333	869	185	279	1,331	2,152
13	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	1,091	1,084	0	7	1,085	1,514
14	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	949	440	509	0	947	1,507
15	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	943	570	4	369	943	1,349
16	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	876	124	11	741	831	1,198
17	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	859	609	130	120	848	1,232
18	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	846	788	0	58	846	1,066
19	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	591	232	65	294	591	639
20	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	216	95	19	102	216	229
21	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	199	191	0	8	199	203
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	170	0	167	3	170	195
23	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	156	0	156	0	155	287
24	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	149	85	0	64	149	167
25	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	132	75	0	57	130	150
26	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	106	78	0	28	98	111
27	Peru`PER`South America	105	96	0	9	105	217
28	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	87	0	82	5	47	87
29	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	77	44	0	33	77	81
30	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	65	52	13	0	65	196
31	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	64	47	5	12	64	70
32	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	56	56	0	0	56	57
33	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	46	5	8	33	46	57
34	Mexico`MEX`Central America	43	43	0	0	43	76
35	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	36	19	0	17	36	65
36	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	35	0	16	19	35	40
37	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	34	34	0	0	34	46
38	Venezuela`VEN`South America	33	0	0	33	33	58
39	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	32	31	0	1	9	341
40	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	27	0	0	27	27	27
41	Brazil`BRA`South America	21	0	12	9	21	32
42	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	20	13	0	7	20	21
=43	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	14	14	0	0	14	14
=43	Niger`NER`Western Africa	14	14	0	0	14	54
45	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	10	0	10	0	10	10
=46	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	5	5	0	0	3	11
=46	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	5	3	0	2	5	5
=48	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4	0	0	4	4	4
=48	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	4	4	0	0	4	4
=50	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2	0	2	0	2	2
=50	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	2	0	0	2	2	2
=50	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2	2	0	0	2	4
=50	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2	2	0	0	2	2
=54	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1	0	0	1	1	1
=54	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1	0	0	1	1	1
=54	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	1	0	0	1	1	4
=54	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1	0	1	0	1	1
=58	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	2
=58	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	France`FRA`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	2
=58	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	3
=58	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Honduras`HND`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	United States`USA`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=58	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 1996

At either end

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

Highest

1DR Congo34,296
2Burundi18,184
3Sri Lanka4,097
4Türkiye3,811
5Afghanistan3,595

Lowest

58Zimbabweshared0
58Zambiashared0
58Yemenshared0
58Samoashared0
58Vanuatushared0

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
HighestSri Lanka3,868
Lowest151 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestLiberia2,000
Lowest169 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestDR Congo32,753
Lowest150 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestDR Congo30,835
Lowest135 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestDR Congo48,857
Lowest132 share it
Middle country: 0

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
70values changed, of 192 in both
33 · 37rose · fell
122unchanged

Rose most

DR Congo526 → 34,296+33,770
Burundi2,828 → 18,184+15,356
Tajikistan368 → 2,797+2,429
Uganda537 → 1,798+1,261
Sudan1,494 → 2,735+1,241

Fell most

Bosnia and Herzegovina17,265 → 0−17,265
Rwanda4,232 → 876−3,356
Sierra Leone3,194 → 943−2,251
Afghanistan5,618 → 3,595−2,023
Algeria3,059 → 1,091−1,968

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

Read before you use

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

How values are stored

49 distinct values among 192
Values are stored exactly as published. 135 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.

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (1996). Deaths in Organized Violence, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/1996

0637 held

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