Data for 2001

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2001

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 2001
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
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Deaths in Organized Violence, 2001 covers 192 countries on 6 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 5,553; 139 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2000, 62 values changed (27 up, 35 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2001

HighestAfghanistan

5,553

Lowest139 countries share it

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

192countries
6measures per country
2001the year it describes
49distinct 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, 2001, 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, 2001: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	5,553	5,055	0	498	5,388	13,588
2	Colombia`COL`South America	4,640	1,880	724	2,036	4,607	5,233
3	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	3,719	3,457	70	192	3,719	4,063
4	United States`USA`Northern America	2,986	233	0	2,753	2,986	2,986
5	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	2,437	0	2,051	386	2,433	4,673
6	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	2,158	1,125	0	1,033	2,158	3,717
7	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	2,054	2,054	0	0	359	2,054
8	India`IND`Southern Asia	1,931	1,381	67	483	1,807	5,198
9	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1,634	1,231	0	403	1,584	3,101
10	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	1,490	509	608	373	1,409	2,322
11	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	1,162	1,144	0	18	1,162	1,173
12	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,053	1,008	0	45	768	1,298
13	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	992	791	0	201	991	1,449
14	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	884	278	551	55	843	1,138
15	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	674	642	0	32	674	898
16	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	569	429	0	140	520	633
17	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	483	228	250	5	461	604
18	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	481	341	0	140	481	491
19	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	430	430	0	0	430	730
20	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	388	40	348	0	373	1,372
21	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	387	227	53	107	372	406
22	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	356	253	0	103	347	401
23	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	230	226	0	4	230	331
24	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	216	195	0	21	216	351
25	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	212	108	43	61	212	281
26	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	192	10	181	1	192	225
27	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	139	139	0	0	139	154
28	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	116	0	116	0	116	126
29	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	113	113	0	0	113	134
30	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	89	69	20	0	89	121
31	Brazil`BRA`South America	84	0	74	10	84	84
32	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	73	50	0	23	73	180
=33	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	72	0	58	14	66	86
=33	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	72	72	0	0	72	230
35	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	65	0	61	4	65	85
36	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	50	0	50	0	50	50
37	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	43	36	0	7	43	59
38	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	37	0	0	37	37	71
39	Venezuela`VEN`South America	27	0	0	27	27	60
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	25	25	0	0	25	25
41	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	24	10	0	14	24	24
42	Peru`PER`South America	21	21	0	0	21	21
43	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	13	13	0	0	13	13
=44	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	7	7	0	0	7	7
=44	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	7	0	0	7	7	17
46	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	6	6	0	0	6	7
47	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	5	0	5	0	5	5
48	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	3	3	0	0	3	3
=49	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	2	0	2	0	2	2
=49	Ecuador`ECU`South America	2	0	2	0	2	2
=51	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1	0	1	0	1	1
=51	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1	1	0	0	1	1
=51	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1	0	0	1	1	1
=54	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	12
=54	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	France`FRA`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Honduras`HND`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	3
=54	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=54	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	1

02In 2001

At either end

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

Highest

1Afghanistan5,553
2Colombia4,640
3Sudan3,719
4United States2,986
5Nigeria2,437

Lowest

54Zimbabweshared0
54South Africashared0
54Yemenshared0
54Samoashared0
54Vanuatushared0

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
HighestAfghanistan5,055
Lowest153 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestNigeria2,051
Lowest171 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestUnited States2,753
Lowest159 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestAfghanistan5,388
Lowest139 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestAfghanistan13,588
Lowest136 share it
Middle country: 0

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

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

Rose most

United States0 → 2,986+2,986
Rwanda0 → 2,054+2,054
Angola1,209 → 2,158+949
Liberia101 → 481+380
Nigeria2,104 → 2,437+333

Fell most

Ethiopia48,666 → 388−48,278
Russia4,333 → 992−3,341
DR Congo3,844 → 1,490−2,354
India4,104 → 1,931−2,173
Eritrea1,793 → 0−1,793

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

49 distinct values among 192
Values are stored exactly as published. 139 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) (2001). Deaths in Organized Violence, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/2001

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