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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1991

Figures for 1991, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1991 covers 185 countries on 5 measures. Iraq is highest, at 22,760; 142 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1990, 50 values changed (22 up, 28 down), 15 countries joined.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 1991

HighestIraq

22,760

Lowest142 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, 1991, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 185 countries · select a heading to sort

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1991: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
IraqIRQWestern Asia22,7601,50821,25222,76029,332
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa12,22512,225012,22213,905
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa8,0058,00507,2309,005
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia6,4326,43206,4326,787
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia3,3023,30203,1563,802
IndiaINDSouthern Asia3,1553,083723,1553,538
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe3,0223,02202,9494,465
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia1,5151,51411,5151,934
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa1,3261,32603652,359
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1,3131,31301,3134,313
PeruPERSouth America1,1381,13801,1381,139
UgandaUGAEastern Africa8578570857857
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia7777770722897
ColombiaCOLSouth America7317310731760
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa55255205511,263
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa5165160497688
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia4460446403667
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia3973970397402
BurundiBDIEastern Africa2722720272551
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia2202200220451
RussiaRUSEastern Europe2202200220501
HaitiHTICaribbean160160055359
RwandaRWAEastern Africa15315301501,977
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia910919191
El SalvadorSLVCentral America888808893

02In 1991

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Iraq22,760
  2. Ethiopia12,225
  3. Somalia8,005
  4. Sri Lanka6,432
  5. Afghanistan3,302

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0
  2. Zambiashared0
  3. South Africashared0
  4. Yemenshared0
  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

  • Within the state (intrastate)

    HighestEthiopia12,225

    Lowest145 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestIraq21,252

    Lowest179 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestIraq22,760

    Lowest142 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestIraq29,332

    Lowest142 share it

    Middle country: 0

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +15 / −0countries joined / left
  • 50values changed, of 170 in both
  • 22 · 28rose · fell
  • 120unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Armenia+ Azerbaijan+ Belarus+ Estonia+ Georgia+ Kazakhstan+ Kyrgyzstan+ Lithuania+ Latvia+ Moldova+ North Macedonia+ Tajikistan+ Turkmenistan+ Ukraine+ Uzbekistan

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 185

    Values are stored exactly as published. 142 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 185 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) (1991). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/1991

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07Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1991: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1991?

Iraq, at 22,760, of the 185 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1991 describe?

1991.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1991 cover?

185.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1991?

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, 1991 the newest?

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

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