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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2013

Figures for 2013, 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, 2013 covers 196 countries on 5 measures. Syria is highest, at 72,013; 158 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2012, 39 values changed (21 up, 18 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2013

HighestSyria

72,013

Lowest158 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, 2013, 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, 2013: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia72,01372,013068,59876,816
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia8,0568,05607,61710,181
IraqIRQWestern Asia1,8851,88501,7361,941
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,8651,850151,8652,000
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa1,6291,62901,4742,081
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa1,5431,54301,5191,591
South SudanSSDEastern Africa92792619272,362
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa91391307371,733
MaliMLIWestern Africa82382308231,016
YemenYEMWestern Asia5995990593667
SudanSDNNorthern Africa59759705313,788
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia5165160516622
IndiaINDSouthern Asia43942316419466
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa4174170393529
RussiaRUSEastern Europe3213210286535
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia2812810270302
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1891890188192
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa1691690169187
ColombiaCOLSouth America1401400140183
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa77770771,003
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia707006887
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa4242029112
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa313101761
NigerNERWestern Africa313103131
KenyaKENEastern Africa292902536

02In 2013

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria72,013
  2. Afghanistan8,056
  3. Iraq1,885
  4. Pakistan1,865
  5. Nigeria1,629

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)

    HighestSyria72,013

    Lowest158 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestIndia16

    Lowest193 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestSyria68,598

    Lowest158 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestSyria76,816

    Lowest158 share it

    Middle country: 0

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 39values changed, of 196 in both
  • 21 · 18rose · fell
  • 157unchanged

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. 158 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) (2013). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2013

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