Data for 2000

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2000

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 2000
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
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Deaths in Organized Violence, 2000 covers 192 countries on 6 measures. Ethiopia is highest, at 48,666; 136 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1999, 66 values changed (38 up, 28 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2000

HighestEthiopia

48,666

Lowest136 countries share it

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

192countries
6measures per country
2000the year it describes
52distinct 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, 2000, 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, 2000: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	48,666	48,257	409	0	48,641	50,100
2	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	5,394	5,235	3	156	4,212	5,670
3	Colombia`COL`South America	4,418	1,881	461	2,076	4,382	5,263
4	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	4,333	2,907	0	1,426	4,306	7,316
5	India`IND`Southern Asia	4,104	2,989	112	1,003	3,993	4,245
6	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	3,844	1,473	1,839	532	3,680	5,648
7	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	3,537	2,841	401	295	3,537	4,530
8	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	2,569	2,525	0	44	2,569	4,209
9	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	2,442	1,530	100	812	2,194	3,557
10	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	2,104	0	2,062	42	1,592	5,877
11	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	1,793	1,793	0	0	1,793	1,988
12	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,761	1,571	0	190	1,732	1,912
13	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,238	364	701	173	1,238	1,273
14	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1,209	951	0	258	613	4,361
15	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	1,193	947	0	246	1,193	1,275
16	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	1,070	993	72	5	1,070	1,122
17	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	917	287	493	137	848	976
18	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	856	382	0	474	856	1,116
19	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	748	215	70	463	746	938
20	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	365	268	0	97	351	404
21	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	297	297	0	0	266	307
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	261	0	253	8	261	261
23	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	256	217	31	8	221	564
24	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	224	54	132	38	224	252
25	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	185	0	183	2	162	216
26	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	174	174	0	0	144	175
27	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	153	153	0	0	153	157
28	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	132	0	31	101	132	152
29	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	109	102	0	7	106	114
30	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	105	11	90	4	105	206
31	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	101	57	0	44	101	101
32	Brazil`BRA`South America	64	0	46	18	63	67
=33	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	60	54	0	6	60	79
=33	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	60	59	0	1	60	60
35	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	59	29	29	1	54	59
36	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	56	47	0	9	56	60
37	Bolivia`BOL`South America	50	0	50	0	46	50
38	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	46	46	0	0	46	46
39	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	41	40	0	1	41	83
40	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	30	0	30	0	7	68
41	Venezuela`VEN`South America	27	0	0	27	27	48
42	Canada`CAN`Northern America	23	0	23	0	23	23
43	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	20	20	0	0	20	20
=44	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	13	13	0	0	13	16
=44	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	13	0	13	0	13	13
46	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	8	8	0	0	8	8
47	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7	5	0	2	7	7
=48	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	6	0	0	6	6	6
=48	Honduras`HND`Central America	6	0	6	0	6	6
=50	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5	2	3	0	5	18
=50	Peru`PER`South America	5	5	0	0	5	5
52	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	4	0	0	4	4	4
53	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	3	3	0	0	3	3
54	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2	0	0	2	2	500
=55	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1	0	0	1	1	1
=55	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1	0	0	1	1	1
=57	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	France`FRA`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	2
=57	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	5
=57	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	1
=57	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	United States`USA`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=57	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 2000

At either end

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

Highest

1Ethiopia48,666
2Afghanistan5,394
3Colombia4,418
4Russia4,333
5India4,104

Lowest

57Zimbabweshared0
57South Africashared0
57Yemenshared0
57Samoashared0
57Vanuatushared0

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
HighestEthiopia48,257
Lowest152 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestNigeria2,062
Lowest166 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestColombia2,076
Lowest153 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestEthiopia48,641
Lowest136 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestEthiopia50,100
Lowest133 share it
Middle country: 0

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
66values changed, of 192 in both
38 · 28rose · fell
126unchanged

Rose most

Ethiopia30,786 → 48,666+17,880
Philippines219 → 1,761+1,542
India2,563 → 4,104+1,541
Sudan2,067 → 3,537+1,470
Chad394 → 1,070+676

Fell most

Eritrea17,203 → 1,793−15,410
DR Congo7,889 → 3,844−4,045
Sierra Leone4,493 → 856−3,637
Serbia2,153 → 0−2,153
Russia6,197 → 4,333−1,864

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. 136 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) (2000). Deaths in Organized Violence, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/2000

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