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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1998

Figures for 1998, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1998 covers 192 countries on 5 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 6,256; 150 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 1997, 46 values changed (22 up, 24 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 1998

HighestAfghanistan

6,256

Lowest150 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, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia6,2566,25606,1687,698
SudanSDNNorthern Africa4,8914,89104,8915,572
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia3,7623,76203,7624,419
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa3,4413,44103,1205,809
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa3,2873,28703,2854,197
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa3,2723,27203,2723,476
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa3,0323,03203,0323,668
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia2,0332,03302,0322,039
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe1,2351,23506512,288
RwandaRWAEastern Africa1,0951,09501,0951,900
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa1,0871,08701,0541,873
ColombiaCOLSouth America94094009391,385
IndiaINDSouthern Asia929834959251,095
BurundiBDIEastern Africa8438430732933
EritreaERIEastern Africa79207921010
UgandaUGAEastern Africa7677670767980
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia6006000600617
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa5055050501702
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa258502082392,085
NepalNPLSouthern Asia2502500118302
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia2462433246385
SenegalSENWestern Africa2422420242252
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia999909999
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa787807878
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia656504465

02In 1998

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Afghanistan6,256
  2. Sudan4,891
  3. Sri Lanka3,762
  4. DR Congo3,441
  5. Sierra Leone3,287

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)

    HighestAfghanistan6,256

    Lowest152 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestEritrea792

    Lowest185 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestAfghanistan6,168

    Lowest150 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestAfghanistan7,698

    Lowest150 share it

    Middle country: 0

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 46values changed, of 192 in both
  • 22 · 24rose · fell
  • 146unchanged

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 192

    Values are stored exactly as published. 150 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) (1998). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/1998

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07Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1998: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1998?

Afghanistan, at 6,256, of the 192 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1998 describe?

1998.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1998 cover?

192.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 1998?

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, 1998 the newest?

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

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