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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2009

Figures for 2009, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

How many people were killed inside each country's borders in armed conflict where at least one side is a government — civil wars, insurgencies and wars between states. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program counts it event by event, every year since 1989.

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2009 covers 195 countries on 5 measures. Sri Lanka is highest, at 10,165; 160 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2008, 43 values changed (24 up, 19 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2009

HighestSri Lanka

10,165

Lowest160 countries share it

0

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

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 195 countries · select a heading to sort

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2009: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia10,16510,165010,13613,702
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia6,9166,91605,3107,562
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia6,3416,34105,6107,997
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa1,9611,96101,8572,229
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa1,4901,49001,2831,774
YemenYEMWestern Asia1,4131,41301,2881,611
IndiaINDSouthern Asia1,1621,16201,1001,361
IraqIRQWestern Asia1,0641,06409381,099
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia9119110895965
IsraelISRWestern Asia7097090611880
RussiaRUSEastern Europe6976970553780
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa51551505151,092
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa5055050493674
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa4054050402841
ColombiaCOLSouth America4004000399444
SudanSDNNorthern Africa3733730373395
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia2052050173417
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia1951950190195
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1381380135138
ChadTCDMiddle Africa1351350135328
IranIRNSouthern Asia1331330121148
MaliMLIWestern Africa126126093132
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa8888088136
PeruPERSouth America505005080
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa25250166

02In 2009

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Sri Lanka10,165
  2. Pakistan6,916
  3. Afghanistan6,341
  4. DR Congo1,961
  5. Somalia1,490

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0
  2. Zambiashared0
  3. South Africashared0
  4. Kosovoshared0
  5. Samoashared0

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Within the state (intrastate)

    HighestSri Lanka10,165

    Lowest161 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestCambodia2

    Lowest194 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestSri Lanka10,136

    Lowest160 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestSri Lanka13,702

    Lowest160 share it

    Middle country: 0

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 43values changed, of 195 in both
  • 24 · 19rose · fell
  • 152unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do.

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • 34 distinct values among 195

    Values are stored exactly as published. 160 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 195 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (2009). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2009

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