Data for 2020

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2020

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 2020
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
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Figures for 2020, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2020 covers 196 countries on 6 measures. Ethiopia is highest, at 24,430; 137 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2019, 70 values changed (35 up, 35 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2020

HighestEthiopia

24,430

Lowest137 countries share it

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

196countries
6measures per country
2020the year it describes
52distinct 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, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	24,430	20,916	583	2,931	24,029	26,795
2	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	20,834	20,489	0	345	19,287	22,197
3	Mexico`MEX`Central America	13,434	0	13,423	11	3,953	14,049
4	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	7,528	7,528	0	0	7,430	7,933
5	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	6,769	6,311	406	52	4,146	16,807
6	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	5,694	4,876	716	102	5,179	6,329
7	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	4,004	1,232	721	2,051	3,730	4,453
8	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	3,120	2,001	634	485	2,708	4,399
9	Brazil`BRA`South America	2,672	0	2,638	34	2,672	2,672
10	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2,120	1,945	82	93	2,052	2,456
11	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1,627	939	0	688	1,212	2,066
12	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1,543	583	448	512	1,432	1,736
13	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1,167	512	152	503	849	1,312
14	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	961	905	0	56	907	1,013
15	Niger`NER`Western Africa	820	537	0	283	793	932
16	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	792	440	1	351	749	944
17	India`IND`Southern Asia	755	599	50	106	753	785
18	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	748	64	656	28	739	1,098
19	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	690	668	17	5	579	806
20	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	627	48	518	61	627	657
21	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	547	527	0	20	226	558
22	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	411	396	0	15	350	428
23	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	376	349	0	27	375	378
24	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	299	78	185	36	299	350
25	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	249	196	25	28	202	802
26	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	246	219	0	27	211	280
27	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	230	217	0	13	230	240
28	Colombia`COL`South America	217	47	3	167	217	277
29	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	207	197	0	10	195	284
30	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	196	196	0	0	113	257
31	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	169	0	0	169	168	169
32	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	151	94	27	30	150	200
33	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	145	63	0	82	117	220
34	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	49	0	49	0	49	49
35	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	47	46	0	1	38	48
36	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	44	25	0	19	39	64
37	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	35	31	0	4	23	42
38	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	33	32	0	1	26	34
39	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	31	0	24	7	29	94
40	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	29	21	0	8	15	102
41	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	28	28	0	0	28	28
42	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	23	0	0	23	3	23
43	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	20	20	0	0	20	20
44	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	12	12	0	0	12	12
=45	Ecuador`ECU`South America	11	0	11	0	11	11
=45	Peru`PER`South America	11	5	0	6	11	11
=47	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	10	10	0	0	9	10
=47	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	10	7	0	3	10	10
=49	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5	3	0	2	5	5
=49	Venezuela`VEN`South America	5	0	0	5	5	5
51	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	4	0	0	4	4	4
52	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	3	0	0	3	3	3
=53	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	2	0	0	2	1	2
=53	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	2	0	0	2	2	2
=53	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	2	2	0	0	2	2
=53	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	2	0	0	2	2	2
=57	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	1	1	0	0	1	1
=57	Honduras`HND`Central America	1	0	1	0	1	1
=57	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1	0	0	1	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	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	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Belize`BLZ`Central America	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	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	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	France`FRA`Western 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	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	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	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	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	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	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	Jordan`JOR`Western 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	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	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	1
=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	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	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	5
=60	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=60	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	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	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	1
=60	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	2
=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	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	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	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	United States`USA`Northern America	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

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

1Ethiopia24,430
2Afghanistan20,834
3Mexico13,434
4Azerbaijan7,528
5Yemen6,769

Lowest

60Zambiashared0
60Kosovoshared0
60Samoashared0
60Vanuatushared0
60Vietnamshared0

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
HighestEthiopia20,916
Lowest152 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestMexico13,423
Lowest173 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestEthiopia2,931
Lowest148 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestEthiopia24,029
Lowest137 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestEthiopia26,795
Lowest133 share it
Middle country: 0

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
70values changed, of 196 in both
35 · 35rose · fell
126unchanged

Rose most

Ethiopia425 → 24,430+24,005
Azerbaijan9 → 7,528+7,519
Yemen3,021 → 6,769+3,748
Mexico10,488 → 13,434+2,946
DR Congo2,529 → 4,004+1,475

Fell most

Afghanistan30,435 → 20,834−9,601
Syria11,231 → 5,694−5,537
Libya1,786 → 690−1,096
Myanmar587 → 207−380
Sri Lanka255 → 0−255

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 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) (2020). Deaths in Organized Violence, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/2020

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