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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019

Figures for 2019, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Syria is highest, at 2,642; 137 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2018, 65 values changed (32 up, 33 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2019

HighestSyria

2,642

Lowest137 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, 2019, 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, 2019: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia2,6427,834755
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia1,75928,383293
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa1,182900447
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa8963437
YemenYEMWestern Asia6621,946413
MaliMLIWestern Africa52867326
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa4851,667329
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa32125719
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa289599898
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa2791,639301
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia25500
IranIRNSouthern Asia254590
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa241448179
IraqIRQWestern Asia19676635
SudanSDNNorthern Africa18777171
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa17664185
NigerNERWestern Africa1722811
IndiaINDSouthern Asia16055123
South SudanSSDEastern Africa150152340
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa149187171
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia971990
ColombiaCOLSouth America8515013
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia84399104
VenezuelaVENSouth America8300
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa755872

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria2,642
  2. Afghanistan1,759
  3. DR Congo1,182
  4. Burkina Faso896
  5. Yemen662

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)

    HighestAfghanistan28,383

    Lowest147 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico10,311

    Lowest163 share it

    Middle country: 0

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 65values changed, of 196 in both
  • 32 · 33rose · fell
  • 131unchanged

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

  • 41 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 137 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) (2019). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2019

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07Questions

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019: questions and answers

Which country has the highest civilian deaths in organised violence in Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019?

Syria, at 2,642, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019 describe?

2019.

How many countries does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019 cover?

196.

Where can I download Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2019?

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, 2019 the newest?

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

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