Data for 2014

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2014

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 2014
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
License: https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/

Figures for 2014, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2014 covers 196 countries on 6 measures. Syria is highest, at 78,709; 146 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2013, 57 values changed (33 up, 24 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2014

HighestSyria

78,709

Lowest146 countries share it

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

196countries
6measures per country
2014the year it describes
48distinct 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	78,709	66,090	10,413	2,206	76,076	82,855
2	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	16,437	13,168	64	3,205	15,423	17,931
3	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	12,549	12,294	13	242	11,753	15,983
4	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	10,346	3,819	1,423	5,104	10,175	12,679
5	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	4,946	4,901	45	0	4,823	5,687
6	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	3,639	3,173	163	303	3,637	3,843
7	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	3,493	153	1,045	2,295	3,159	4,072
8	Mexico`MEX`Central America	3,357	0	3,319	38	3,357	4,039
9	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	2,491	1,674	30	787	1,543	3,951
10	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2,412	2,409	0	3	2,400	2,420
11	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	2,404	1,855	549	0	2,359	2,941
12	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1,912	849	969	94	1,822	4,654
13	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	1,623	1,004	150	469	1,547	1,973
14	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	1,455	286	1,169	0	1,446	1,539
15	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	1,247	1,111	9	127	954	2,389
16	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1,047	969	0	78	1,047	1,111
17	India`IND`Southern Asia	734	503	3	228	545	921
18	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	484	472	0	12	477	504
19	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	344	42	156	146	331	499
20	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	291	193	95	3	289	396
21	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	256	211	2	43	166	491
22	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	250	208	42	0	250	250
23	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	231	140	91	0	231	244
24	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	176	174	0	2	176	306
25	Colombia`COL`South America	157	141	0	16	157	158
26	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	139	30	100	9	139	380
27	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	111	111	0	0	86	151
28	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	100	68	0	32	87	113
29	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	61	61	0	0	61	91
30	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	51	51	0	0	51	61
31	Venezuela`VEN`South America	50	0	0	50	50	56
32	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	46	46	0	0	45	54
33	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	33	30	0	3	25	38
34	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	28	0	0	28	24	28
35	Honduras`HND`Central America	23	0	21	2	23	23
36	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	18	0	10	8	18	18
37	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	16	0	10	6	16	16
38	Peru`PER`South America	14	6	0	8	14	14
39	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	12	12	0	0	12	12
40	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	11	11	0	0	10	12
41	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	10	0	0	10	0	10
42	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	7	0	0	7	7	7
=43	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	5	5	0	0	5	5
=43	Niger`NER`Western Africa	5	0	5	0	5	5
45	Brazil`BRA`South America	4	0	3	1	4	4
46	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	3	3	0	0	3	3
=47	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	2	0	2	0	2	2
=47	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	2	0	0	2	2	2
=49	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1	0	0	1	1	1
=49	United States`USA`Northern America	1	0	0	1	1	1
=51	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	15
=51	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	France`FRA`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=51	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 2014

At either end

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

Highest

1Syria78,709
2Iraq16,437
3Afghanistan12,549
4Nigeria10,346
5Ukraine4,946

Lowest

51Zimbabweshared0
51Zambiashared0
51South Africashared0
51Kosovoshared0
51Samoashared0

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
HighestSyria66,090
Lowest160 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestSyria10,413
Lowest169 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestNigeria5,104
Lowest161 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestSyria76,076
Lowest147 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestSyria82,855
Lowest145 share it
Middle country: 0

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
57values changed, of 196 in both
33 · 24rose · fell
139unchanged

Rose most

Iraq4,028 → 16,437+12,409
Nigeria3,391 → 10,346+6,955
Ukraine0 → 4,946+4,946
Afghanistan8,131 → 12,549+4,418
Israel12 → 2,412+2,400

Fell most

Mexico4,480 → 3,357−1,123
Mali881 → 291−590
DR Congo2,197 → 1,623−574
Russia365 → 176−189
Thailand249 → 100−149

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

48 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published. 146 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 196 countries has every column.

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (2014). Deaths in Organized Violence, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/2014

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