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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989

Figures for 1989, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989 covers 169 countries on 5 measures. Ethiopia is highest, at 24,358; 129 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 1989

HighestEthiopia

24,358

Lowest129 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 Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 169 countries · select a heading to sort

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa24,35824,358024,35824,500
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia5,1745,17401,90417,051
El SalvadorSLVCentral America4,9244,92404,9244,952
SudanSDNNorthern Africa4,5154,51504,5156,185
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa2,8282,82802,8286,367
PeruPERSouth America1,8271,82701,8101,838
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa1,6101,61001,5704,211
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia1,5161,51607502,125
IndiaINDSouthern Asia1,0301,005251,0181,061
UgandaUGAEastern Africa1,0221,02201,0221,043
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia93793709161,000
PanamaPANCentral America920778437692,234
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia81481408142,434
LebanonLBNWestern Asia7807800671985
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia5335330533662
NicaraguaNICCentral America5265260526533
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia4424420442442
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa37337303734,445
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa3613610360363
RomaniaROUEastern Europe2492490249499
ColombiaCOLSouth America2382380237944
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa2072070207378
ParaguayPRYSouth America150150017300
GuatemalaGTMCentral America8282082300
ChadTCDMiddle Africa5050050650

02In 1989

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Ethiopia24,358
  2. Afghanistan5,174
  3. El Salvador4,924
  4. Sudan4,515
  5. Angola2,828

Lowest

  1. Zambiashared0
  2. Yemenshared0
  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

  • Within the state (intrastate)

    HighestEthiopia24,358

    Lowest129 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestPanama843

    Lowest167 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestEthiopia24,358

    Lowest129 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestEthiopia24,500

    Lowest129 share it

    Middle country: 0

03Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 39 distinct values among 169

    Values are stored exactly as published. 129 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 169 countries has every column.

04The 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) (1989). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989 [data set], describing 1989. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/1989

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06Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989?

Ethiopia, at 24,358, of the 169 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989 describe?

1989.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989 cover?

169.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1989 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2025.

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