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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008

Figures for 2008, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008 covers 195 countries on 3 measures. DR Congo is highest, at 930; 154 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2007, 46 values changed (29 up, 17 down), 1 country joined.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2008

HighestDR Congo

930

Lowest154 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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 195 countries · select a heading to sort

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa930523290
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia7634,576322
IndiaINDSouthern Asia6801,16221
IraqIRQWestern Asia6308451,316
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa630485636
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia6109333,088
SudanSDNNorthern Africa485533223
ColombiaCOLSouth America4192190
KenyaKENEastern Africa299183301
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa25300
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia2498,13965
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia200182239
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia18111433
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa1470285
IsraelISRWestern Asia129431178
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia11643020
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa5827314
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia553512
ChinaCHNEastern Asia51351
BurundiBDIEastern Africa4018334
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia275292
VenezuelaVENSouth America2700
GuyanaGUYSouth America2009
RussiaRUSEastern Europe2037911
MexicoMEXCentral America16203,757

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

  1. DR Congo930
  2. Afghanistan763
  3. India680
  4. Iraqshared630
  5. Somaliashared630

Lowest

  1. Zambiashared0
  2. South Africashared0
  3. Kosovoshared0
  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)

    HighestSri Lanka8,139

    Lowest149 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico3,757

    Lowest158 share it

    Middle country: 0

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 46values changed, of 194 in both
  • 29 · 17rose · fell
  • 148unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Kosovo

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

  • 34 distinct values among 195

    Values are stored exactly as published. 154 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 195 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) (2008). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2008

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07Questions

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest civilian deaths in organised violence in Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008?

DR Congo, at 930, of the 195 countries in the file.

What year does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008 cover?

195.

Where can I download Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

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

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