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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2015

Figures for 2015, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2015 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Syria is highest, at 15,551; 148 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2014, 54 values changed (30 up, 24 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2015

HighestSyria

15,551

Lowest148 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia15,55141,2012,864
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa3,7894,2221,110
YemenYEMWestern Asia2,2984,1241,745
IraqIRQWestern Asia1,9348,695674
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia90516,132981
SudanSDNNorthern Africa5901,326642
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa5012333
South SudanSSDEastern Africa449114574
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa42456284
UkraineUKREastern Europe3621,174358
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa340769154
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3252,07554
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa2751,017302
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa258148
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa2357571
NigerNERWestern Africa20431811
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia18284534
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa168861225
KenyaKENEastern Africa16765157
FranceFRAWestern Europe13003
ChadTCDMiddle Africa1192771
IndiaINDSouthern Asia1154998
BurundiBDIEastern Africa811804
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa61760
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia586425

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria15,551
  2. Nigeria3,789
  3. Yemen2,298
  4. Iraq1,934
  5. Afghanistan905

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)

    HighestSyria41,201

    Lowest155 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico4,429

    Lowest160 share it

    Middle country: 0

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 54values changed, of 196 in both
  • 30 · 24rose · fell
  • 142unchanged

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

  • 45 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 148 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) (2015). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2015

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07Questions

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2015: questions and answers

Which country has the highest civilian deaths in organised violence in Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2015?

Syria, at 15,551, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2015 describe?

2015.

How many countries does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2015 cover?

196.

Where can I download Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2015?

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, 2015 the newest?

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

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