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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2012

Figures for 2012, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2012 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Syria is highest, at 23,290; 154 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2011, 48 values changed (22 up, 26 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2012

HighestSyria

23,290

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, 2012, 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

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2012: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia23,29027,7752,634
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia9086,401474
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa894707421
IraqIRQWestern Asia824357226
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa614685563
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia4162,893274
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa2931,792904
IndiaINDSouthern Asia27345078
SudanSDNNorthern Africa252685588
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1341046
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia11481245
South SudanSSDEastern Africa92555217
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa8823172
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa74580
MexicoMEXCentral America711605,729
YemenYEMWestern Asia642,564369
IsraelISRWestern Asia5712769
KenyaKENEastern Africa34168107
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia3026714
MaliMLIWestern Africa2426768
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa232392
ColombiaCOLSouth America23189166
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia217599
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa1902
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa1500

02In 2012

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria23,290
  2. Afghanistan908
  3. Nigeria894
  4. Iraq824
  5. DR Congo614

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)

    HighestSyria27,775

    Lowest157 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico5,729

    Lowest163 share it

    Middle country: 0

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 48values changed, of 196 in both
  • 22 · 26rose · fell
  • 148unchanged

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

  • 32 distinct values among 196

    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 196 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) (2012). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2012

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07Questions

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2012: questions and answers

Which country has the highest civilian deaths in organised violence in Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2012?

Syria, at 23,290, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2012 describe?

2012.

How many countries does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2012 cover?

196.

Where can I download Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2012?

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, 2012 the newest?

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

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