Data for 2006

Global Violent Deaths, 2006

Figures for 2006, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2006 covers 208 countries. Iraq is highest, at 130.01; 7 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 5.68. Against 2005, 195 values changed (84 up, 111 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2006

HighestIraq

130.01

Lowest7 countries share it

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

208countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
188distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Global Violent Deaths, 2006, as published. Small Arms Survey ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Violent Deaths, 2006: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	IraqIRQWestern Asia	130.01
2	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.67
3	VenezuelaVENSouth America	72.59
4	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	68.65
5	ColombiaCOLSouth America	52.05
6	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	50.53
7	HondurasHNDCentral America	47.37
8	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	46.53
9	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	46.09
10	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	42.25
11	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	38.69
12	BelizeBLZCentral America	36.73
13	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	36.16
14	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	32.89
15	BrazilBRASouth America	32.05
16	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	30.23
17	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	29.29
18	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	29.26
19	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	26.07
20	GuyanaGUYSouth America	25.06
21	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	24.92
22	BahamasBHSCaribbean	23.86
23	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	23.65
24	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	23.32
25	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	22.12
26	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	21.28
27	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	21.18
28	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	20.60
29	NicaraguaNICCentral America	20.15
30	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	20.01
31	EcuadorECUSouth America	19.51
32	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	18.15
33	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	17.32
34	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	17.30
35	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	16.58
36	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	16.34
37	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	15.80
38	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	15.72
39	EritreaERIEastern Africa	15.52
40	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	15.12
41	ParaguayPRYSouth America	14.46
42	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	14.45
=43	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	14.09
=43	MaliMLIWestern Africa	14.09
45	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	14.06
46	SurinameSURSouth America	14.05
47	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	13.34
48	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.89
49	PeruPERSouth America	12.86
50	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	12.72
51	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	12.52
52	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	12.33
53	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	12.31
54	GabonGABMiddle Africa	12.24
55	GuineaGINWestern Africa	12.17
56	MexicoMEXCentral America	11.47
57	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	11.46
58	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	11.41
59	TogoTGOWestern Africa	11.21
60	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	10.70
61	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.62
62	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	10.59
63	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	10.58
64	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	10.14
65	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	10.05
66	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	10.02
67	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	10.01
68	SenegalSENWestern Africa	9.98
69	SamoaWSMPolynesia	9.95
70	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	9.48
71	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	9.38
72	Costa RicaCRICentral America	9.30
73	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	9.25
74	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	9.03
75	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	9.00
76	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	8.97
77	TongaTONPolynesia	8.85
=78	BelarusBLREastern Europe	8.76
=78	YemenYEMWestern Asia	8.76
80	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	8.68
81	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	8.53
=82	DominicaDMACaribbean	8.48
=82	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	8.48
84	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	8.33
85	GuamGUMMicronesia	8.19
86	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	7.82
87	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	7.71
88	PanamaPANCentral America	7.49
89	UruguayURYSouth America	7.46
90	UkraineUKREastern Europe	7.30
91	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	7.28
92	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7.26
93	United StatesUSANorthern America	7.10
94	HaitiHTICaribbean	7.03
95	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	6.61
96	ArgentinaARGSouth America	6.27
=97	BeninBENWestern Africa	6.23
=97	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	6.23
99	ArubaABWCaribbean	5.95
100	BoliviaBOLSouth America	5.90
101	CubaCUBCaribbean	5.89
102	NigerNERWestern Africa	5.76
103	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	5.71
104	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	5.69
105	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	5.66
106	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.53
107	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	5.51
108	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	5.40
109	OmanOMNWestern Asia	5.39
110	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	5.38
111	PalauPLWMicronesia	5.12
112	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5.11
113	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	5.03
114	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	4.86
115	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.85
116	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4.80
117	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	4.69
118	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	4.64
119	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	4.56
120	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	4.55
121	BermudaBMUNorthern America	4.53
122	KenyaKENEastern Africa	4.48
123	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.31
124	ChileCHLSouth America	4.15
=125	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3.87
=125	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	3.87
127	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3.75
128	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	3.70
129	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	3.56
130	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.54
131	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	3.44
132	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	3.40
133	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.33
134	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	3.22
135	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	3.08
136	FijiFJIMelanesia	3.02
137	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.99
138	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	2.93
139	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2.86
140	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	2.85
=141	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2.80
=141	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2.80
143	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.71
144	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.61
145	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.58
146	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2.57
147	MacauMACEastern Asia	2.43
148	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.41
=149	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.23
=149	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.23
151	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.19
152	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.14
153	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.02
=154	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1.98
=154	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	1.98
156	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	1.97
157	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.96
=158	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.94
=158	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.94
=158	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1.94
161	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1.88
162	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.86
163	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.74
164	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.73
165	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.72
166	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.66
167	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.65
168	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1.63
169	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1.62
170	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.58
171	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1.56
172	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1.52
173	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.47
174	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1.46
175	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.44
176	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.41
177	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.31
178	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1.24
179	ItalyITASouthern Europe	1.23
180	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	1.15
=181	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1.14
=181	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.14
183	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1.05
184	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.94
185	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.92
=186	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.91
=186	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.91
188	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.88
189	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.85
190	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.83
=191	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.81
=191	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.81
=191	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.81
194	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.72
195	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.70
196	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.62
197	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.60
198	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.59
199	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.55
200	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.45
201	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.25
=202	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.00
=202	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00
=202	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	0.00
=202	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=202	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=202	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00
=202	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.00

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iraq130.01
2El Salvador80.67
3Venezuela72.59
4Jamaica68.65
5Colombia52.05

Lowest

202Tuvalushared0.00
202São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.00
202San Marinoshared0.00
202Naurushared0.00
202Liechtensteinshared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.68. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
195values changed, of 208 in both
84 · 111rose · fell
13unchanged

Rose most

Iraq84.19 → 130.01+45.82
Sri Lanka8.87 → 32.89+24.02
Saint Kitts and Nevis19.21 → 42.25+23.04
Lebanon5.15 → 21.28+16.13
Palestine8.44 → 22.12+13.68

Fell most

British Virgin Islands43.28 → 8.33−34.95
Jamaica82.99 → 68.65−14.34
Central African Republic29.64 → 20.01−9.63
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28.54 → 21.18−7.36
Nepal11.12 → 4.55−6.57

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

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

188 distinct values among 208
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 7 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
Small Arms Survey publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 208 countries has every column.

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Small Arms Survey (2006). Global Violent Deaths, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2006

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