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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2008

Figures for 2008, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2008 covers 195 countries on 5 measures. Sri Lanka is highest, at 8,262; 157 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2007, 44 values changed (25 up, 19 down), 1 country joined.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2008

HighestSri Lanka

8,262

Lowest157 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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 195 countries · select a heading to sort

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2008: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia8,2628,26208,2629,917
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia5,5535,55215,1117,074
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia3,5423,54203,4984,379
IraqIRQWestern Asia2,2652,26502,2183,063
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa1,5211,52101,4632,112
IndiaINDSouthern Asia1,1361,13421,1041,235
ChadTCDMiddle Africa99199109911,361
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa7707700770814
IsraelISRWestern Asia7087080619757
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia6216210621859
SudanSDNNorthern Africa62062006201,510
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia5415410527556
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia5045040504847
RussiaRUSEastern Europe4044040279453
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa3393390339410
ColombiaCOLSouth America2322320223241
BurundiBDIEastern Africa2262260226233
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia1481480148151
IranIRNSouthern Asia1171170117253
MaliMLIWestern Africa1121120112127
YemenYEMWestern Asia5454054132
EcuadorECUSouth America505005050
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa5050050591
NigerNERWestern Africa4747047104
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia464604649

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Sri Lanka8,262
  2. Afghanistan5,553
  3. Pakistan3,542
  4. Iraq2,265
  5. Somalia1,521

Lowest

  1. Zimbabweshared0
  2. Zambiashared0
  3. South Africashared0
  4. Kosovoshared0
  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)

    HighestSri Lanka8,262

    Lowest159 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestDjibouti35

    Lowest191 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestSri Lanka8,262

    Lowest157 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestSri Lanka9,917

    Lowest157 share it

    Middle country: 0

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 44values changed, of 194 in both
  • 25 · 19rose · fell
  • 150unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Kosovo

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

  • 36 distinct values among 195

    Values are stored exactly as published. 157 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 195 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) (2008). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2008

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07Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2008?

Sri Lanka, at 8,262, of the 195 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2008 cover?

195.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

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

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