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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018

Figures for 2018, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Syria is highest, at 6,487; 141 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2017, 61 values changed (34 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2018

HighestSyria

6,487

Lowest141 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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia6,48713,7571,491
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia1,85924,180856
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa7901,1181,239
YemenYEMWestern Asia7413,0281,287
MaliMLIWestern Africa584589108
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa5812,246417
South SudanSSDEastern Africa436411382
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa33573235
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia2971860
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa2831,882342
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa271554188
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa248260205
IraqIRQWestern Asia2261,16478
ColombiaCOLSouth America20220010
IndiaINDSouthern Asia17976211
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa1202328
BurundiBDIEastern Africa10970
SudanSDNNorthern Africa97174161
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa941010
VenezuelaVENSouth America9400
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa81439150
NigerNERWestern Africa777826
UkraineUKREastern Europe5117319
KenyaKENEastern Africa389531
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia38804

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria6,487
  2. Afghanistan1,859
  3. DR Congo790
  4. Yemen741
  5. Mali584

Lowest

  1. Zambiashared0
  2. Kosovoshared0
  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)

    HighestAfghanistan24,180

    Lowest145 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico11,158

    Lowest159 share it

    Middle country: 0

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 61values changed, of 196 in both
  • 34 · 27rose · fell
  • 135unchanged

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

  • 37 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 141 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) (2018). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2018

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07Questions

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018: questions and answers

Which country has the highest civilian deaths in organised violence in Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018?

Syria, at 6,487, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018 describe?

2018.

How many countries does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018 cover?

196.

Where can I download Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2018?

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, 2018 the newest?

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

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