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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2017

Figures for 2017, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2017 covers 196 countries on 5 measures. Syria is highest, at 25,055; 153 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2016, 48 values changed (21 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2017

HighestSyria

25,055

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, 2017, 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, 2017: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
SyriaSYRWestern Asia25,05525,0421324,13327,086
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia19,02219,014818,18920,815
IraqIRQWestern Asia10,24810,24809,99912,390
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa3,7183,71803,4764,743
YemenYEMWestern Asia3,1903,19003,0163,619
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa1,9181,91801,7782,601
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa1,8791,87901,8772,380
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia1,6271,62701,6001,745
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia71362192713725
IndiaINDSouthern Asia66760859666672
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia5315310531566
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa4974970382674
South SudanSSDEastern Africa4844840478683
UkraineUKREastern Europe4474470422497
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia4204200420434
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa4044040403458
MaliMLIWestern Africa3833830374486
NigerNERWestern Africa2342340234241
SudanSDNNorthern Africa1661660154366
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa1211210121130
KenyaKENEastern Africa8585083110
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa777707791
LebanonLBNWestern Asia7474073100
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa737307373
ColombiaCOLSouth America656505868

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Syria25,055
  2. Afghanistan19,022
  3. Iraq10,248
  4. DR Congo3,718
  5. Yemen3,190

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)

    HighestSyria25,042

    Lowest153 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestPakistan92

    Lowest192 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestSyria24,133

    Lowest153 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestSyria27,086

    Lowest151 share it

    Middle country: 0

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 48values changed, of 196 in both
  • 21 · 27rose · fell
  • 148unchanged

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

  • 43 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) (2017). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2017

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07Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2017: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2017?

Syria, at 25,055, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2017 describe?

2017.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2017 cover?

196.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2017?

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, 2017 the newest?

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

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