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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1997

Figures for 1997, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1997 covers 192 countries on 5 measures. Republic of the Congo is highest, at 10,000; 148 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1996, 47 values changed (29 up, 18 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 1997

HighestRepublic of the Congo

10,000

Lowest148 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, 1997, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 192 countries · select a heading to sort

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1997: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa10,00010,000010,00020,000
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia6,3966,39604,2448,281
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa4,5994,59904,1804,968
SudanSDNNorthern Africa3,8593,85903,8597,378
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia2,8802,88002,8803,959
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia2,5812,58102,5782,694
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa1,4031,40301,4032,061
IraqIRQWestern Asia1,3361,33601,3362,446
BurundiBDIEastern Africa1,1591,15901,0481,944
RwandaRWAEastern Africa98598505851,365
IndiaINDSouthern Asia964882829381,000
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa74874807471,552
UgandaUGAEastern Africa73873807381,029
ColombiaCOLSouth America5695690569685
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia4154150415653
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia3303300330335
SenegalSENWestern Africa3193190319319
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia3023020262380
PeruPERSouth America1101100110116
ChadTCDMiddle Africa979709797
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia979709797
LebanonLBNWestern Asia898908997
NigerNERWestern Africa6969069102
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa666606669
ComorosCOMEastern Africa565605678

02In 1997

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Republic of the Congo10,000
  2. Afghanistan6,396
  3. DR Congo4,599
  4. Sudan3,859
  5. Sri Lanka2,880

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

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 47values changed, of 192 in both
  • 29 · 18rose · fell
  • 145unchanged

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

  • 39 distinct values among 192

    Values are stored exactly as published. 148 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 192 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) (1997). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/1997

0637 held

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07Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1997: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1997?

Republic of the Congo, at 10,000, of the 192 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1997 describe?

1997.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1997 cover?

192.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1997?

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, 1997 the newest?

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

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