Data for 2016

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2016

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 2016
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
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Deaths in Organized Violence, 2016 covers 196 countries on 6 measures. Syria is highest, at 53,893; 137 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2015, 64 values changed (30 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2016

HighestSyria

53,893

Lowest137 countries share it

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

196countries
6measures per country
2016the year it describes
54distinct 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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	53,893	44,940	7,939	1,014	52,026	56,222
2	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19,025	17,993	676	356	17,593	26,239
3	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	12,033	9,630	0	2,403	11,765	12,713
4	Mexico`MEX`Central America	4,306	0	4,304	2	4,306	5,228
5	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	4,172	3,161	1,008	3	4,044	4,293
6	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	3,951	2,491	826	634	3,935	4,452
7	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	2,349	1,742	591	16	2,241	3,526
8	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	2,188	828	692	668	1,464	3,906
9	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2,073	1,943	41	89	1,338	3,324
10	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1,997	1,316	232	449	1,989	3,061
11	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	1,565	1,445	0	120	1,565	1,661
12	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	1,303	735	333	235	1,301	1,758
13	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1,100	811	0	289	1,100	1,105
14	India`IND`Southern Asia	762	646	0	116	738	877
15	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	699	699	0	0	488	768
16	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	688	0	214	474	688	715
17	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	616	559	0	57	522	711
18	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	529	50	178	301	484	929
19	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	491	181	4	306	491	517
20	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	404	367	1	36	404	410
21	Niger`NER`Western Africa	299	274	0	25	299	306
22	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	198	100	68	30	197	291
23	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	183	126	0	57	162	409
24	Brazil`BRA`South America	156	0	149	7	156	162
25	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	137	137	0	0	137	256
26	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	130	49	45	36	126	187
27	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	125	120	0	5	125	151
28	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	93	8	0	85	70	111
29	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	89	89	0	0	85	94
30	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	88	88	0	0	88	89
31	France`FRA`Western Europe	87	0	0	87	87	87
32	Colombia`COL`South America	85	35	0	50	85	140
33	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	78	77	0	1	72	96
=34	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	73	41	0	32	73	73
=34	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	73	73	0	0	73	73
=36	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	69	69	0	0	69	208
=36	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	69	50	0	19	67	69
38	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	68	55	0	13	58	77
39	Venezuela`VEN`South America	60	0	0	60	60	97
40	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	56	17	34	5	56	62
41	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	49	0	33	16	49	49
42	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	37	34	3	0	37	37
43	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	34	2	0	32	34	34
44	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	30	0	30	0	30	30
45	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	27	0	0	27	26	27
=46	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	26	25	0	1	10	186
=46	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	26	0	0	26	26	31
=46	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	26	18	4	4	26	28
49	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	25	25	0	0	25	200
50	Honduras`HND`Central America	13	0	10	3	13	13
=51	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	12	0	0	12	12	12
=51	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	12	7	0	5	12	15
=53	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	11	0	11	0	11	11
=53	Peru`PER`South America	11	10	0	1	11	11
55	United States`USA`Northern America	9	0	3	6	9	9
56	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	7	0	5	2	7	7
57	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	4	4	0	0	4	7
58	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	3	0	3	0	1	4
59	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1	0	1	0	1	1
=60	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

1Syria53,893
2Afghanistan19,025
3Iraq12,033
4Mexico4,306
5Yemen4,172

Lowest

60Zimbabweshared0
60Zambiashared0
60Kosovoshared0
60Samoashared0
60Vanuatushared0

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
HighestSyria44,940
Lowest153 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestSyria7,939
Lowest168 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestIraq2,403
Lowest150 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestSyria52,026
Lowest137 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestSyria56,222
Lowest137 share it
Middle country: 0

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
64values changed, of 196 in both
30 · 34rose · fell
132unchanged

Rose most

DR Congo737 → 2,188+1,451
Afghanistan18,018 → 19,025+1,007
Somalia1,254 → 2,073+819
Libya1,594 → 2,349+755
Iraq11,303 → 12,033+730

Fell most

Syria59,616 → 53,893−5,723
Nigeria9,121 → 3,951−5,170
Yemen8,167 → 4,172−3,995
Pakistan2,454 → 1,100−1,354
Ukraine1,894 → 699−1,195

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

54 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published. 137 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.

05The files

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (2016). Deaths in Organized Violence, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/2016

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