Data for 2015

Global Violent Deaths, 2015

Figures for 2015, as Small Arms Survey published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Violent Deaths, 2015 covers 209 countries. Syria is highest, at 221.39; 6 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 5.16. Against 2014, 196 values changed (76 up, 120 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Violent Deaths · Data for 2015

HighestSyria

221.39

Lowest6 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.

209countries
1measure
2015the year it describes
196distinct 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by Small Arms Survey.
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1	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	221.39
2	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	127.43
3	VenezuelaVENSouth America	78.73
4	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	72.05
5	HondurasHNDCentral America	65.37
6	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	63.59
7	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	60.54
8	IraqIRQWestern Asia	60.20
9	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	51.57
10	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	50.80
11	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	49.55
12	BahamasBHSCaribbean	47.84
13	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	45.43
14	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	44.78
15	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	40.32
16	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	39.55
17	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	38.60
18	BelizeBLZCentral America	38.23
19	YemenYEMWestern Asia	35.40
20	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	35.37
21	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	34.89
22	BrazilBRASouth America	34.70
23	ColombiaCOLSouth America	32.18
24	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	29.71
25	GuyanaGUYSouth America	23.85
26	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	20.94
27	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	20.68
28	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	20.30
29	MexicoMEXCentral America	19.90
30	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	18.42
31	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	18.23
32	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	17.66
33	PalauPLWMicronesia	16.98
34	MaliMLIWestern Africa	15.05
35	NicaraguaNICCentral America	14.77
36	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	14.64
37	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	14.39
38	DominicaDMACaribbean	14.05
39	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	13.90
40	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	13.72
41	EritreaERIEastern Africa	13.70
42	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	13.68
43	PanamaPANCentral America	13.63
44	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	13.42
45	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	13.36
46	Costa RicaCRICentral America	13.22
47	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	12.70
48	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	12.62
49	HaitiHTICaribbean	12.18
50	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	12.14
51	UkraineUKREastern Europe	11.88
52	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	11.84
53	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	11.68
54	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	11.44
55	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	11.18
56	GuineaGINWestern Africa	10.79
57	NigerNERWestern Africa	10.78
58	ParaguayPRYSouth America	10.63
59	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	10.52
60	TogoTGOWestern Africa	10.50
61	UruguayURYSouth America	10.38
62	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	10.10
63	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	9.97
64	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	9.80
65	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	9.69
66	GabonGABMiddle Africa	9.14
67	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	8.88
68	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	8.87
69	SenegalSENWestern Africa	8.73
70	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	8.62
71	PeruPERSouth America	8.48
72	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	8.42
73	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	8.39
74	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	8.20
75	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	8.11
76	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	7.97
77	ArgentinaARGSouth America	7.87
78	BermudaBMUNorthern America	7.85
79	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	7.55
80	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	7.51
81	EcuadorECUSouth America	7.47
82	BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.10
83	SurinameSURSouth America	6.98
84	KenyaKENEastern Africa	6.78
85	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	6.75
86	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	6.49
87	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	6.41
88	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	6.39
89	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	6.35
90	CubaCUBCaribbean	6.29
91	BeninBENWestern Africa	6.20
92	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	6.18
93	United StatesUSANorthern America	6.12
94	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	6.02
95	TongaTONPolynesia	5.95
96	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5.89
97	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	5.79
98	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	5.59
99	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	5.51
100	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.33
101	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	5.30
102	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	5.28
103	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	5.24
104	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	5.22
105	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	5.16
106	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	5.07
107	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	4.86
108	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	4.78
109	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	4.68
110	GuamGUMMicronesia	4.32
111	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	4.31
112	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	4.26
113	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.19
114	SamoaWSMPolynesia	4.13
115	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4.08
116	IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.06
117	BelarusBLREastern Europe	3.97
118	ChileCHLSouth America	3.90
119	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	3.88
120	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3.80
121	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.78
122	FijiFJIMelanesia	3.68
123	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	3.47
124	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3.19
125	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	3.17
126	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.09
127	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.06
128	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.94
129	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.87
130	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	2.74
131	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.70
132	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2.68
133	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	2.63
134	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.60
135	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	2.58
=136	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2.56
=136	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.56
138	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.37
139	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2.20
140	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	2.16
141	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.15
=142	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2.09
=142	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.09
144	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.05
145	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.04
146	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2.01
147	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1.96
148	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1.93
=149	ArubaABWCaribbean	1.92
=149	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1.92
=149	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.92
152	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	1.91
153	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	1.90
154	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.89
155	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1.87
156	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.85
157	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.77
158	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1.73
159	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.56
160	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1.53
161	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1.46
162	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.43
163	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	1.39
164	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.38
165	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.35
166	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.34
167	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1.29
168	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.26
169	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1.25
170	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.17
171	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.13
172	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1.12
173	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	1.11
174	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	1.10
175	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.06
176	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.02
177	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1.00
178	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.97
179	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.95
180	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.94
=181	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.91
=181	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.91
183	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.90
184	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.89
185	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.85
186	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.80
=187	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.76
=187	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.76
189	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.75
=190	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.73
=190	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.73
=190	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.73
193	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.71
194	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.61
195	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.56
196	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.48
197	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.42
198	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.37
199	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.36
200	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.33
201	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.29
202	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.27
203	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.17
=204	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	0.00
=204	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	0.00
=204	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.00
=204	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00
=204	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	0.00
=204	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.00

02In 2015

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

204Tuvalushared0.00
204San Marinoshared0.00
204Naurushared0.00
204Monacoshared0.00
204Liechtensteinshared0.00

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 5.16. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
196values changed, of 209 in both
76 · 120rose · fell
13unchanged

Rose most

El Salvador78.03 → 127.43+49.40
Afghanistan45.42 → 63.59+18.17
Yemen22.53 → 35.40+12.87
Turks and Caicos Islands5.65 → 13.90+8.25
Lesotho44.43 → 50.80+6.37

Fell most

Central African Republic113.06 → 29.71−83.35
Syria276.64 → 221.39−55.25
Palestine53.24 → 5.30−47.94
South Sudan70.88 → 45.43−25.45
Iraq81.15 → 60.20−20.95

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

196 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

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Small Arms Survey (2015). Global Violent Deaths, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/violent-deaths/2015

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