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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2023

Figures for 2023, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2023 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Israel is highest, at 18,022; 143 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2022, 65 values changed (30 up, 35 down), the same countries are covered.

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Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence · Data for 2023

HighestIsrael

18,022

Lowest143 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
IsraelISRWestern Asia18,0229058,608
SudanSDNNorthern Africa3,66041110,699
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa3,052732599
UkraineUKREastern Europe2,59573,766106
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia1,7421,099232
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa1,6124,576158
MaliMLIWestern Africa7591,105254
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa6481,006729
SyriaSYRWestern Asia4551,72821
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa3882,6511,111
HaitiHTICaribbean3363117
YemenYEMWestern Asia30061718
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa2993345
ColombiaCOLSouth America294116133
BrazilBRASouth America2751652,042
NigerNERWestern Africa16533216
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia154916113
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa1373,666413
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia13021237
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa1103142
MexicoMEXCentral America946910,736
IndiaINDSouthern Asia9123085
RussiaRUSEastern Europe841173
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa771933
BurundiBDIEastern Africa61640

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Israel18,022
  2. Sudan3,660
  3. DR Congo3,052
  4. Ukraine2,595
  5. Myanmar1,742

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0
  2. Zambiashared0
  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)

    HighestUkraine73,766

    Lowest140 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Killed, status unknown

    HighestMexico10,736

    Lowest151 share it

    Middle country: 0

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 65values changed, of 196 in both
  • 30 · 35rose · 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

  • 47 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 143 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) (2023). Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/civilian-deaths/2023

0637 held

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07Questions

Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2023: questions and answers

Which country has the highest civilian deaths in organised violence in Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2023?

Israel, at 18,022, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2023 describe?

2023.

How many countries does Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2023 cover?

196.

Where can I download Civilian Deaths in Organized Violence, 2023?

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, 2023 the newest?

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

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