Data for 1997

Deaths in Organized Violence, 1997

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 1997
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
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Figures for 1997, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in Organized Violence, 1997 covers 192 countries on 6 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 13,897; 134 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1996, 62 values changed (35 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 1997

HighestDR Congo

13,897

Lowest134 countries share it

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

192countries
6measures per country
1997the year it describes
52distinct 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, 1997, 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, 1997: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	13,897	4,599	153	9,145	13,478	42,414
2	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	10,412	10,000	0	412	10,412	21,212
3	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	7,201	985	81	6,135	6,758	9,277
4	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	6,721	6,396	2	323	4,569	8,606
5	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	4,872	3,859	645	368	4,730	9,948
6	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	4,395	1,159	1,024	2,212	3,778	5,867
7	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	2,902	2,880	0	22	2,902	3,999
8	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	2,600	2,581	0	19	2,597	2,713
9	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	2,008	1,403	250	355	1,813	3,428
10	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	1,664	1,336	328	0	1,664	2,819
11	India`IND`Southern Asia	1,448	964	206	278	1,422	1,782
12	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,314	738	0	576	1,314	1,605
13	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1,233	748	0	485	1,232	2,389
14	Colombia`COL`South America	899	569	64	266	897	1,119
15	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	788	330	0	458	788	857
16	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	595	0	591	4	595	611
17	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	447	56	361	30	445	492
18	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	444	415	0	29	444	682
19	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	366	319	0	47	366	370
20	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	322	302	0	20	277	401
21	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	277	0	277	0	277	399
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	212	0	202	10	212	217
23	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	143	66	0	77	143	162
24	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	134	97	0	37	134	134
25	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	123	48	73	2	123	174
26	Peru`PER`South America	116	110	0	6	116	122
=27	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	105	51	0	54	60	362
=27	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	105	89	16	0	105	124
29	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	97	97	0	0	97	97
30	Niger`NER`Western Africa	81	69	12	0	81	114
31	Mexico`MEX`Central America	58	10	0	48	58	58
32	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	56	56	0	0	56	78
33	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	48	40	0	8	48	48
34	Brazil`BRA`South America	41	0	37	4	41	41
35	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	37	37	0	0	37	40
36	Venezuela`VEN`South America	33	0	30	3	33	33
37	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	31	31	0	0	31	117
38	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	30	0	30	0	30	68
39	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	29	29	0	0	29	36
40	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	26	0	26	0	26	36
41	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	25	1	0	24	25	27
42	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	22	0	22	0	22	22
43	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	16	4	11	1	15	21
=44	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	13	0	0	13	13	13
=44	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	13	11	0	2	13	15
=46	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	12	6	6	0	12	12
=46	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	12	12	0	0	12	12
=46	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	12	12	0	0	12	12
49	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	11	11	0	0	11	12
50	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	9	7	0	2	6	10
51	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	7	1	0	6	7	7
52	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	5	3	0	2	5	5
=53	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	4	4	0	0	4	4
=53	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	4	0	0	4	4	4
55	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	3	0	0	3	3	3
=56	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2	0	2	0	2	2
=56	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	2	0	0	2	2	2
=56	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	2	0	0	2	2	2
=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	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	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	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	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	Cameroon`CMR`Middle 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	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	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	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	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	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	0
=59	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	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	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	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	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	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=59	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=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	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	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	Yemen`YEM`Western 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 1997

At either end

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

Highest

1DR Congo13,897
2Republic of the Congo10,412
3Rwanda7,201
4Afghanistan6,721
5Sudan4,872

Lowest

59Zimbabweshared0
59Zambiashared0
59Yemenshared0
59Samoashared0
59Vanuatushared0

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
HighestRepublic of the Congo10,000
Lowest148 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestBurundi1,024
Lowest168 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestDR Congo9,145
Lowest152 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestDR Congo13,478
Lowest134 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestDR Congo42,414
Lowest134 share it
Middle country: 0

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
62values changed, of 192 in both
35 · 27rose · fell
130unchanged

Rose most

Republic of the Congo1 → 10,412+10,411
Rwanda876 → 7,201+6,325
Afghanistan3,595 → 6,721+3,126
Sudan2,735 → 4,872+2,137
Algeria1,091 → 2,008+917

Fell most

DR Congo34,296 → 13,897−20,399
Burundi18,184 → 4,395−13,789
Liberia3,077 → 13−3,064
Russia2,764 → 13−2,751
Tajikistan2,797 → 97−2,700

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

52 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) (1997). Deaths in Organized Violence, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/1997

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