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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2013

Figures for 2013, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2013 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Syria is highest, at 23,660; 157 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2012, 48 values changed (23 up, 25 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2013

HighestSyria

23,660

Lowest157 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, 2013, 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, 2013: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia23,66051,4881,352
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa2,559197640
IraqIRQWestern Asia1,4568411,731
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia9306,988213
South SudanSSDEastern Africa914284629
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia8781,788248
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa8641,953574
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa6221,218357
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa255420370
IndiaINDSouthern Asia19842777
SudanSDNNorthern Africa90918951
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa8650108
KenyaKENEastern Africa7790100
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia641841
MaliMLIWestern Africa5879330
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia55200
LebanonLBNWestern Asia524285
RussiaRUSEastern Europe4829918
MexicoMEXCentral America42604,378
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia424932
YemenYEMWestern Asia40573261
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia3524677
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa2716827
BurundiBDIEastern Africa1600
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia11394

02In 2013

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria23,660
  2. Central African Republic2,559
  3. Iraq1,456
  4. Afghanistan930
  5. South Sudan914

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

  • Combatants killed (the warring sides)

    HighestSyria51,488

    Lowest155 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico4,378

    Lowest162 share it

    Middle country: 0

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 48values changed, of 196 in both
  • 23 · 25rose · 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. 157 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) (2013). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2013

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07Questions

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2013: questions and answers

Which country has the highest civilian deaths in organised violence in Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2013?

Syria, at 23,660, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2013 describe?

2013.

How many countries does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2013 cover?

196.

Where can I download Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2013?

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, 2013 the newest?

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

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