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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999

Figures for 1999, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999 covers 192 countries on 3 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 3,867; 150 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1998, 58 values changed (27 up, 31 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 1999

HighestDR Congo

3,867

Lowest150 countries share it

0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 192 countries · select a heading to sort

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa3,8672,2221,800
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa2,50520994
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,0991,932145
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa1,5271,7151,251
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe1,28681552
RussiaRUSEastern Europe1,2381,1673,792
BurundiBDIEastern Africa1,227487138
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia8761821,357
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia5831,0393,443
IndiaINDSouthern Asia5052,02335
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa4657821,419
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa43948227
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia3152727
UgandaUGAEastern Africa285535204
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa1431,0187
NepalNPLSouthern Asia13911541
EritreaERIEastern Africa13717,0660
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1291,515423
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa7657409
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa7000
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia701,85127
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia5360
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia501,1014
BrazilBRASouth America40145
IraqIRQWestern Asia392693

02In 1999

At either end

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

Highest

  1. DR Congo3,867
  2. Nigeria2,505
  3. Colombia2,099
  4. Sierra Leone1,527
  5. Serbia1,286

Lowest

  1. Zambiashared0
  2. South Africashared0
  3. Yemenshared0
  4. Samoashared0
  5. Vanuatushared0

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

Each measure’s ends

  • Combatants killed (the warring sides)

    HighestEritrea17,066

    Lowest146 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestEthiopia30,050

    Lowest154 share it

    Middle country: 0

031998 → 1999

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 58values changed, of 192 in both
  • 27 · 31rose · fell
  • 134unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 37 distinct values among 192

    Values are stored exactly as published. 150 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the worse result.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 192 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) (1999). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/1999

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07Questions

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999: questions and answers

Which country has the highest civilian deaths in organised violence in Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999?

DR Congo, at 3,867, of the 192 countries in the file.

What year does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999 describe?

1999.

How many countries does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999 cover?

192.

Where can I download Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 1999 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2025.

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