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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2018

Figures for 2018, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2018 covers 196 countries on 5 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 25,702; 150 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2017, 50 values changed (27 up, 23 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2018

HighestAfghanistan

25,702

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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia25,70225,696624,27629,998
SyriaSYRWestern Asia13,24813,13511312,79613,918
YemenYEMWestern Asia4,7044,70404,6036,816
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa2,2132,21301,9283,157
IraqIRQWestern Asia1,2941,29401,2761,338
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa1,1731,17301,0171,615
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa8588580755884
IndiaINDSouthern Asia835733102826889
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa80080007961,058
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa6806800530682
South SudanSSDEastern Africa5435430514744
MaliMLIWestern Africa5215210489590
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia4534530453454
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia4204200345430
SudanSDNNorthern Africa2542540202511
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia25322627253269
UkraineUKREastern Europe2432430168257
ColombiaCOLSouth America1941940193194
ChadTCDMiddle Africa1501500150198
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia118118088249
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa1031030100116
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa9898071122
IranIRNSouthern Asia9191080141
NigerNERWestern Africa7676073115
KenyaKENEastern Africa6969059147

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Afghanistan25,702
  2. Syria13,248
  3. Yemen4,704
  4. Somalia2,213
  5. Iraq1,294

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)

    HighestAfghanistan25,696

    Lowest150 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestSyria113

    Lowest191 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestAfghanistan24,276

    Lowest150 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestAfghanistan29,998

    Lowest150 share it

    Middle country: 0

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 50values changed, of 196 in both
  • 27 · 23rose · 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

  • 44 distinct values among 196

    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 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) (2018). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2018

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07Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2018: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2018?

Afghanistan, at 25,702, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2018 describe?

2018.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2018 cover?

196.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2018?

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, 2018 the newest?

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

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