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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2015

Figures for 2015, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2015 covers 196 countries on 5 measures. Syria is highest, at 51,105; 153 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2014, 46 values changed (27 up, 19 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2015

HighestSyria

51,105

Lowest153 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, 2015, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 196 countries · select a heading to sort

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2015: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia51,10551,098749,16552,950
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia17,30417,303116,22120,703
IraqIRQWestern Asia10,13810,138010,09511,541
YemenYEMWestern Asia7,7617,76107,2178,872
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa4,6374,63704,6345,993
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia2,1642,133312,1642,241
UkraineUKREastern Europe1,8941,89401,7391,951
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1,2641,26401,2642,372
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa1,2011,20109222,482
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa9249240924956
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia91591509101,104
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa7677670753947
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia67567506733,227
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia5725720562738
IndiaINDSouthern Asia54050832475635
South SudanSSDEastern Africa4934930492529
NigerNERWestern Africa3683680328535
ChadTCDMiddle Africa2752750274275
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa2752750273312
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa2562560220294
BurundiBDIEastern Africa1851850185188
MaliMLIWestern Africa1851850182253
ColombiaCOLSouth America1391390139145
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa1101100107117
RussiaRUSEastern Europe848407789

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria51,105
  2. Afghanistan17,304
  3. Iraq10,138
  4. Yemen7,761
  5. Nigeria4,637

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)

    HighestSyria51,098

    Lowest154 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestIndia32

    Lowest191 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestSyria49,165

    Lowest153 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestSyria52,950

    Lowest151 share it

    Middle country: 0

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 46values changed, of 196 in both
  • 27 · 19rose · fell
  • 150unchanged

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

  • 38 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published. 153 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 196 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) (2015). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2015

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07Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2015: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2015?

Syria, at 51,105, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2015 describe?

2015.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2015 cover?

196.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2015?

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, 2015 the newest?

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

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