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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2023

Figures for 2023, as UCDP published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2023 covers 196 countries on 5 measures. Ukraine is highest, at 76,154; 150 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2022, 53 values changed (21 up, 32 down), the same countries are covered.

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Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict · Data for 2023

HighestUkraine

76,154

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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP).
UkraineUKREastern Europe76,154076,15470,974135,001
IsraelISRWestern Asia26,81626,816026,69926,922
SudanSDNNorthern Africa11,76011,760011,73717,241
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa4,8064,80604,5415,822
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa3,8623,86203,8494,856
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia2,4642,46402,3579,612
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa2,0842,08401,5882,513
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa1,7251,72501,6616,911
SyriaSYRWestern Asia1,6771,5001771,6771,818
MaliMLIWestern Africa1,2381,23801,2251,588
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia1,0561,05429571,161
YemenYEMWestern Asia816799177404,627
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa72972906841,907
IraqIRQWestern Asia4834830483599
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia4424420442442
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa3583580325444
NigerNERWestern Africa3373370281715
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa2842840277305
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia27025515193486
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia2452450244266
IndiaINDSouthern Asia2232221214278
RussiaRUSEastern Europe204104100157291
KenyaKENEastern Africa2022020197218
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa176176085263
LebanonLBNWestern Asia1231230123124

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Ukraine76,154
  2. Israel26,816
  3. Sudan11,760
  4. Burkina Faso4,806
  5. Somalia3,862

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)

    HighestIsrael26,816

    Lowest151 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Between states (interstate)

    HighestUkraine76,154

    Lowest189 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Low estimate

    HighestUkraine70,974

    Lowest150 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • High estimate

    HighestUkraine135,001

    Lowest149 share it

    Middle country: 0

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 53values changed, of 196 in both
  • 21 · 32rose · fell
  • 143unchanged

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) (2023). Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-based-conflict-deaths/2023

0637 held

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07Questions

Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2023: questions and answers

Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict in Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2023?

Ukraine, at 76,154, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2023 describe?

2023.

How many countries does Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2023 cover?

196.

Where can I download Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, 2023?

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, 2023 the newest?

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

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