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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2016

Figures for 2016, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2016 covers 196 countries on 5 measures. Syria is highest, at 44,940; 153 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2015, 47 values changed (22 up, 25 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2016

HighestSyria

44,940

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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia44,94044,939143,47046,439
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia17,99317,987616,58024,820
IraqIRQWestern Asia9,6309,63009,41210,067
YemenYEMWestern Asia3,1613,16103,0363,262
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa2,4912,49102,4912,568
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa1,9431,94301,2173,149
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa1,7421,74201,6712,784
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia1,4451,44501,4451,541
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1,3161,31601,3102,328
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa82882806242,154
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia81175556811813
South SudanSSDEastern Africa73573507341,155
UkraineUKREastern Europe6996972488768
IndiaINDSouthern Asia64660244622750
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia5595590465636
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa3673670367371
NigerNERWestern Africa2742740274281
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa1811810181198
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia1371370137256
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia1261260123352
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia1201200120146
MaliMLIWestern Africa1001000100126
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa898908594
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa888808889
RussiaRUSEastern Europe777707195

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria44,940
  2. Afghanistan17,993
  3. Iraq9,630
  4. Yemen3,161
  5. Nigeria2,491

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)

    HighestSyria44,939

    Lowest154 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestPakistan56

    Lowest190 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestSyria43,470

    Lowest153 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestSyria46,439

    Lowest153 share it

    Middle country: 0

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 47values changed, of 196 in both
  • 22 · 25rose · fell
  • 149unchanged

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

  • 42 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) (2016). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2016

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07Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2016: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2016?

Syria, at 44,940, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2016 describe?

2016.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2016 cover?

196.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2016?

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, 2016 the newest?

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

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