Data for 2021

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2021

Name: Deaths in Organized Violence, 2021
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
License: https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/

Figures for 2021, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in Organized Violence, 2021 covers 196 countries on 6 measures. Ethiopia is highest, at 129,516; 132 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2020, 69 values changed (42 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2021

HighestEthiopia

129,516

Lowest132 countries share it

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

196countries
6measures per country
2021the year it describes
57distinct 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
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1	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	129,516	124,553	157	4,806	128,300	134,497
2	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	36,386	35,787	11	588	34,262	41,097
3	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	23,466	23,369	62	35	22,193	33,774
4	Mexico`MEX`Central America	15,123	0	15,067	56	5,563	16,680
5	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	3,742	1,080	397	2,265	3,553	3,983
6	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	3,234	2,002	1,023	209	2,798	4,853
7	Brazil`BRA`South America	2,661	0	2,576	85	2,661	2,671
8	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2,269	2,174	3	92	2,258	2,850
9	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1,953	1,544	318	91	1,925	2,233
10	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1,918	867	0	1,051	1,446	2,276
11	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	1,781	1,073	0	708	1,654	6,235
12	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1,458	991	82	385	1,303	1,606
13	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1,287	726	345	216	1,232	1,538
14	Niger`NER`Western Africa	1,130	459	105	566	927	1,245
15	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	1,080	906	0	174	914	1,142
16	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	1,027	874	0	153	925	1,262
17	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	891	188	657	46	680	930
18	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	862	31	726	105	835	954
19	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	827	603	34	190	788	1,068
20	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	667	486	159	22	667	894
21	India`IND`Southern Asia	521	459	0	62	510	539
22	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	458	425	1	32	436	498
23	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	310	292	0	18	310	319
24	Colombia`COL`South America	308	133	13	162	305	353
25	Ecuador`ECU`South America	291	0	291	0	291	291
26	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	281	273	0	8	281	281
27	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	208	208	0	0	167	213
28	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	140	0	52	88	140	175
29	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	137	135	2	0	137	155
30	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	135	75	49	11	135	239
31	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	124	112	0	12	111	216
32	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	123	0	123	0	123	161
33	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	82	56	0	26	40	94
34	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	81	24	0	57	62	91
35	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	69	52	0	17	42	77
36	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	56	0	56	0	44	56
37	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	48	0	0	48	22	83
38	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	41	38	0	3	33	41
39	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	40	40	0	0	40	40
40	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	30	30	0	0	30	33
41	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	26	14	0	12	18	27
42	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	23	22	0	1	23	24
=43	Peru`PER`South America	20	20	0	0	20	20
=43	Venezuela`VEN`South America	20	1	7	12	20	20
=45	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	18	18	0	0	18	18
=45	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	18	18	0	0	18	19
47	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	16	16	0	0	16	16
48	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	14	0	2	12	14	36
49	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	13	0	0	13	13	28
50	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	12	10	2	0	12	15
=51	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	11	11	0	0	11	12
=51	Honduras`HND`Central America	11	0	5	6	8	11
53	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	10	10	0	0	10	10
54	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	7	7	0	0	7	7
=55	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	6	6	0	0	6	34
=55	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	6	6	0	0	2	6
57	Paraguay`PRY`South America	4	0	0	4	4	4
58	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	3	0	3	0	3	3
=59	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	2	0	1	1	1	3
=59	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2	2	0	0	2	2
=61	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1	0	1	0	1	1
=61	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1	0	0	1	1	1
=61	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1	0	1	0	1	1
=61	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1	0	0	1	0	1
=65	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Argentina`ARG`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Chile`CHL`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	France`FRA`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Guyana`GUY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Panama`PAN`Central America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	7
=65	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Suriname`SUR`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	United States`USA`Northern America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Uruguay`URY`South America	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
=65	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

1Ethiopia129,516
2Afghanistan36,386
3Yemen23,466
4Mexico15,123
5DR Congo3,742

Lowest

65Zimbabweshared0
65Zambiashared0
65Kosovoshared0
65Samoashared0
65Vanuatushared0

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
HighestEthiopia124,553
Lowest149 share it
Middle country: 0
Non-state conflict
HighestMexico15,067
Lowest164 share it
Middle country: 0
One-sided violence
HighestEthiopia4,806
Lowest153 share it
Middle country: 0
Low estimate
HighestEthiopia128,300
Lowest133 share it
Middle country: 0
High estimate
HighestEthiopia134,497
Lowest131 share it
Middle country: 0

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
69values changed, of 196 in both
42 · 27rose · fell
127unchanged

Rose most

Ethiopia24,430 → 129,516+105,086
Yemen6,769 → 23,466+16,697
Afghanistan20,834 → 36,386+15,552
Mexico13,434 → 15,123+1,689
Myanmar207 → 1,781+1,574

Fell most

Azerbaijan7,528 → 30−7,498
Syria5,694 → 1,953−3,741
Libya690 → 12−678
Egypt547 → 124−423
DR Congo4,004 → 3,742−262

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

57 distinct values among 196
Values are stored exactly as published. 132 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) (2021). Deaths in Organized Violence, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/organized-violence/2021

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