Data for 2019

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
License: https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/

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Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019 covers 196 countries on 6 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 30,435; 130 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2018, 72 values changed (33 up, 39 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2019

HighestAfghanistan

30,435

Lowest130 countries share it

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

196countries
6measures per country
2019the year it describes
51distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 5, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019, 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, 2019: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	30,435	29,940	113	382	28,505	35,335
2	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	11,231	7,571	3,485	175	10,731	12,247
3	Mexico`MEX`Central America	10,488	0	10,481	7	10,457	12,138
4	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	3,021	2,641	378	2	2,371	3,979
5	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	2,529	796	741	992	2,304	2,949
6	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	2,481	1,326	766	389	2,223	3,599
7	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2,219	1,946	172	101	1,923	2,734
8	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	1,786	1,631	152	3	1,511	1,871
9	Brazil`BRA`South America	1,731	0	1,683	48	1,731	1,735
10	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1,246	349	29	868	698	1,541
11	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1,227	603	169	455	1,182	1,527
12	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	997	824	0	173	949	1,115
13	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	868	714	7	147	854	1,035
14	India`IND`Southern Asia	734	605	0	129	721	762
15	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	664	637	0	27	286	682
16	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	642	115	409	118	542	1,171
17	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	597	291	0	306	540	638
18	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	587	563	0	24	451	1,177
19	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	507	68	289	150	504	610
20	Niger`NER`Western Africa	454	300	0	154	448	503
21	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	435	23	193	219	429	505
22	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	425	67	213	145	424	639
23	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	364	313	0	51	351	411
24	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	314	284	21	9	314	329
25	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	313	61	0	252	176	457
26	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	311	311	0	0	259	311
27	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	296	267	0	29	296	321
28	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	263	146	75	42	262	307
29	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	255	0	0	255	255	256
30	Colombia`COL`South America	248	149	18	81	248	255
31	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	188	61	97	30	155	230
=32	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	83	80	0	3	83	93
=32	Venezuela`VEN`South America	83	0	0	83	83	101
34	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	75	16	0	59	58	114
35	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	60	55	0	5	59	60
36	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	53	53	0	0	28	79
37	Honduras`HND`Central America	48	0	36	12	48	48
38	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	41	34	0	7	28	49
39	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	30	0	30	0	28	32
=40	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	26	25	0	1	11	54
=40	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	26	26	0	0	26	27
42	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	20	20	0	0	20	20
43	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	19	19	0	0	19	19
44	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	15	14	0	1	15	15
45	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	9	9	0	0	7	10
=46	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	8	0	7	1	7	10
=46	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	8	0	0	8	7	8
=46	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	8	0	0	8	8	9
49	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	6	5	0	1	3	53
50	United States`USA`Northern America	5	0	5	0	5	6
51	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	4	2	0	2	4	4
=52	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	3	3	0	0	3	4
=52	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	3	0	0	3	3	14
=54	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2	2	0	0	2	2
=54	Ecuador`ECU`South America	2	2	0	0	2	2
=54	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	2	0	0	2	2	2
=54	Peru`PER`South America	2	0	0	2	2	2
=54	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	2	0	0	2	2	2
=59	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	1	0	0	1	1	1
=59	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	1	0	0	1	1	5
=59	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1	0	0	1	1	1
=59	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1	0	0	1	1	1
=59	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	1	0	0	1	1	1
=59	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	1	0	0	1	1	1
=59	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	1	0	0	1	1	1
=59	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	1	0	0	1	1	1
=67	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	France`FRA`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	2
=67	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=67	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

1Afghanistan30,435
2Syria11,231
3Mexico10,488
4Yemen3,021
5DR Congo2,529

Lowest

67Zambiashared0
67Kosovoshared0
67Samoashared0
67Vanuatushared0
67Vietnamshared0

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
HighestAfghanistan29,940
Lowest152 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestMexico10,481
Lowest172 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestDR Congo992
Lowest141 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestAfghanistan28,505
Lowest130 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestAfghanistan35,335
Lowest129 share it
Middle country: 0

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
72values changed, of 196 in both
33 · 39rose · fell
124unchanged

Rose most

Afghanistan26,895 → 30,435+3,540
Libya670 → 1,786+1,116
Burkina Faso195 → 1,246+1,051
Myanmar122 → 587+465
Mozambique171 → 597+426

Fell most

Syria21,735 → 11,231−10,504
Yemen5,056 → 3,021−2,035
Brazil2,662 → 1,731−931
Nigeria3,244 → 2,481−763
Mexico11,247 → 10,488−759

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

51 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published. 130 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) (2019). Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/2019

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