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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2014

Figures for 2014, 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, 2014 covers 196 countries on 5 measures. Syria is highest, at 66,090; 160 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2013, 41 values changed (21 up, 20 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2014

HighestSyria

66,090

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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia66,09066,0711964,23469,163
IraqIRQWestern Asia13,16813,168012,48414,404
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia12,29412,294011,50115,668
UkraineUKREastern Europe4,9014,89834,7785,642
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa3,8193,81903,7644,245
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,1733,155183,1713,362
IsraelISRWestern Asia2,4092,40812,3972,412
YemenYEMWestern Asia1,8551,85501,8102,241
South SudanSSDEastern Africa1,6741,67407263,034
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa1,1111,11108722,233
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa1,0041,00409511,200
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa9699690969971
SudanSDNNorthern Africa84984908083,379
IndiaINDSouthern Asia50347231452637
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia4724720465490
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa2862860286288
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia2112110151422
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa2082080208208
MaliMLIWestern Africa1931930193235
RussiaRUSEastern Europe1741740174302
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa1531530153165
ColombiaCOLSouth America1411410141141
LebanonLBNWestern Asia1401400140142
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa111111086151
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia686806272

02In 2014

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria66,090
  2. Iraq13,168
  3. Afghanistan12,294
  4. Ukraine4,901
  5. Nigeria3,819

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)

    HighestSyria66,071

    Lowest161 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestIndia31

    Lowest190 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestSyria64,234

    Lowest160 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestSyria69,163

    Lowest159 share it

    Middle country: 0

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 41values changed, of 196 in both
  • 21 · 20rose · 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

  • 36 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 160 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) (2014). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2014

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