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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002

Figures for 2002, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002 covers 193 countries on 3 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 4,622; 153 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2001, 47 values changed (29 up, 18 down), 1 country joined.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2002

HighestDR Congo

4,622

Lowest153 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, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 193 countries · select a heading to sort

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa4,6229732,368
ColombiaCOLSouth America2,1143,691234
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa1,812340107
IndiaINDSouthern Asia1,0931,86672
BurundiBDIEastern Africa891797302
SudanSDNNorthern Africa7602,256191
UgandaUGAEastern Africa6396707
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa5295290
NepalNPLSouthern Asia5192,1131,800
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa429250384
RussiaRUSEastern Europe364896248
IsraelISRWestern Asia35344594
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia286370106
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia269171103
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia171688298
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia152220
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa11929481
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia11063716
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa97382100
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa4914243
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa431990
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa35155619
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa3281525
SenegalSENWestern Africa3152
VenezuelaVENSouth America2170

02In 2002

At either end

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

Highest

  1. DR Congo4,622
  2. Colombia2,114
  3. Liberia1,812
  4. India1,093
  5. Burundi891

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0
  2. Zambiashared0
  3. Samoashared0
  4. Vanuatushared0
  5. Vietnamshared0

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)

    HighestColombia3,691

    Lowest154 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestDR Congo2,368

    Lowest157 share it

    Middle country: 0

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 47values changed, of 192 in both
  • 29 · 18rose · fell
  • 145unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Timor-Leste

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

  • 33 distinct values among 193

    Values are stored exactly as published. 153 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 193 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) (2002). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2002

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07Questions

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002: questions and answers

Which country has the highest civilian deaths in organised violence in Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002?

DR Congo, at 4,622, of the 193 countries in the file.

What year does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002 describe?

2002.

How many countries does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002 cover?

193.

Where can I download Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2002?

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, 2002 the newest?

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

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