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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2012

Figures for 2012, 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, 2012 covers 196 countries on 5 measures. Syria is highest, at 50,485; 162 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2011, 41 values changed (23 up, 18 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2012

HighestSyria

50,485

Lowest162 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, 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 196 countries · select a heading to sort

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2012: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia50,48550,485048,75455,532
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia7,6907,69007,5188,472
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,0623,06023,0623,492
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa2,6242,62402,4462,910
YemenYEMWestern Asia2,4622,46202,4172,568
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1,4111,1732381,3612,662
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa8618610785998
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa81181108111,155
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia7887880788801
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia73273207062,228
IraqIRQWestern Asia6386380560671
RussiaRUSEastern Europe5165160514723
IndiaINDSouthern Asia4434367430479
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia2962960289332
South SudanSSDEastern Africa266137129266377
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa2562560250310
IsraelISRWestern Asia2522520252261
MaliMLIWestern Africa2182180209579
ColombiaCOLSouth America2112110211310
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1311310131132
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa595905959
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa5050050568
KenyaKENEastern Africa292902942
IranIRNSouthern Asia171701717
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia161601618

02In 2012

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria50,485
  2. Afghanistan7,690
  3. Pakistan3,062
  4. Somalia2,624
  5. Yemen2,462

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)

    HighestSyria50,485

    Lowest162 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestSudan238

    Lowest192 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestSyria48,754

    Lowest162 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestSyria55,532

    Lowest162 share it

    Middle country: 0

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 41values changed, of 196 in both
  • 23 · 18rose · fell
  • 155unchanged

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

  • 32 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 162 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 196 countries has every column.

05The files

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Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (2012). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2012

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