UCDP · Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict
Deaths in state-based armed conflict by country
How many people were killed in fighting that involved a government?
Of the 196 countries compared in 2025, 154 countries shared the lowest reading, 0, and Ukraine had the highest reading, 90,323. In the middle country the figure was 0.
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Deaths in state-based armed conflict · 2025
Context statistic
154 countries share the lowest value, 0 — no single country is named first.
012025 · values only
Who leads
The three countries at the lowest end of 196 compared, the three at the other end, and the first on each continent.
Lowest in 2025 · shared
154 countries share the lowest reading, 0
No single country is named first: picking one from a shared value would be a choice the data does not make.
Albania
Andorra
United Arab Emirates
Argentina
Armenia
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Burundi
Belgium
Bangladesh
Bulgaria
Bahrain
Bahamas
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belarus
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Barbados
Brunei
Bhutan
Botswana
Canada
Switzerland
Chile
China
Côte d’Ivoire
Republic of the Congo
Comoros
Cabo Verde
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Germany
Djibouti
Dominica
Denmark- and 114 more — every one is in the list below
02Every measured country
Deaths in state-based armed conflict on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a lower value — the better end.
- 5–90,323
- 0–4
- No reading in 2025
- Africa
0
the middle country, of 54 measured · 55 members
33 share 0
Sudan12,269Lowest and highest reading in Africa.
- Americas
0
the middle country, of 35 measured · 48 members
33 share 0
Haiti1,211Lowest and highest reading in Americas.
- Asia
0
the middle country, of 48 measured · 52 members
31 share 0
Israel14,472Lowest and highest reading in Asia.
- Europe
0
the middle country, of 45 measured · 49 members
43 share 0
Ukraine90,323Lowest and highest reading in Europe.
- Oceania
0
the middle country, of 14 measured · 21 members
14 share 0
14 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Oceania.
- Every region
22 sub-regions, lowest middle country first
- Caribbean
0
the middle country, of 13 measured · 24 members
12 share 0
Haiti1,211Lowest and highest reading in Caribbean.
- Central America
0
the middle country, of 8 measured · 8 members
8 share 0
8 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Central America.
- Central Asia
0
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
5 share 0
5 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Central Asia.
- Eastern Africa
0
the middle country, of 18 measured · 19 members
11 share 0
Ethiopia4,331Lowest and highest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Eastern Asia
0
the middle country, of 6 measured · 8 members
6 share 0
6 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Eastern Europe
0
the middle country, of 10 measured · 10 members
8 share 0
Ukraine90,323Lowest and highest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Micronesia
0
the middle country, of 5 measured · 7 members
5 share 0
5 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Micronesia.
- Northern Europe
0
the middle country, of 10 measured · 13 members
10 share 0
10 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Northern Europe.
- South America
0
the middle country, of 12 measured · 12 members
11 share 0
Colombia307Lowest and highest reading in South America.
- South-eastern Asia
0
the middle country, of 11 measured · 11 members
6 share 0
Myanmar2,109Lowest and highest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Southern Africa
0
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
5 share 0
5 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Southern Africa.
- Southern Asia
0
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
5 share 0
Pakistan3,096Lowest and highest reading in Southern Asia.
- Southern Europe
0
the middle country, of 16 measured · 17 members
16 share 0
16 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Southern Europe.
- Western Africa
0
the middle country, of 16 measured · 16 members
10 share 0
Burkina Faso3,031Lowest and highest reading in Western Africa.
- Western Asia
0
the middle country, of 17 measured · 19 members
9 share 0
Israel14,472Lowest and highest reading in Western Asia.
- Western Europe
0
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
9 share 0
9 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Western Europe.
- Northern Africa
2
the middle country, of 6 measured · 6 members
3 share 0
Sudan12,269Lowest and highest reading in Northern Africa.
- Middle Africa
19
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
4 share 0
DR Congo4,525Lowest and highest reading in Middle Africa.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
2 share 0
2 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Melanesia
4 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
4 share 0
4 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Melanesia.
- Northern America
2 of 4 measured — too few for a middle: Canada, United States.
2 share 0
2 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Northern America.
- Polynesia
3 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu.
3 share 0
3 share 0
Lowest and highest reading in Polynesia.
03The whole field at once
The spread
196 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 0; a quarter are above 0, and a quarter below 0. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 196 ever measured
Every country
In order, lowest value first. No rank or position is shown: too many countries share the same value for an order to mean anything. Counts, not rates, so a large war dominates and most countries read zero in any year. The figure follows where the fighting happened, not who fought: deaths in a war between two states are counted on the territory where they occurred. A conflict enters UCDP's data only once it reaches 25 battle-related deaths in a year.
Showing 25 of 196 countries
Values for 2025. The change column compares 2025 with 2024 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
051989–2025 · 37 editions
Over time
Each point is one year. UCDP's split between conflict inside one state and conflict between states is stored beside the total, with its low and high estimates.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 169 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 196 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 195 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 195 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 195 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 194 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 194 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 193 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 193 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 193 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 193 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 192 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 192 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 192 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 192 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 192 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 192 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 192 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 192 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 191 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 188 | 0 | 0 – 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 185 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 170 | 0 | 0 – 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 169 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 |
062024 → 2025
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Improved most
before → after196 countries were measured in both 2024 and 2025.
07Across every edition
Deaths in state-based armed conflict in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
163,210
Deaths in state-based armed conflict (people)
Lowest reading on record
Reached 5628 times by 186 countries — shared, so no holder is named
0
Deaths in state-based armed conflict (people)
Biggest improvement between editions
−161,485
163,210 → 1,725
Biggest decline between editions
+103,637
20,916 → 124,553
Most improved since first measured
−20,724
20,724 → 0
08The parts of the index
Inside the number
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) publishes the parts the headline is built from. Each part’s highest and lowest country, and its middle value.
| Part | Highest | Lowest | Middle country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within the state (intrastate)196 countries | Israel14,442 | 156 countries share 0 | 0 |
| Between states (interstate)196 countries | Ukraine90,323 | 184 countries share 0 | 0 |
09The measure
About deaths in state-based armed conflict
How many people were killed inside each country's borders in armed conflict where at least one side is a government — civil wars, insurgencies and wars between states. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program counts it event by event, every year since 1989.
What the number is: Deaths in state-based armed conflict (people).
10Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
Context, with no vote
This statistic is published in full under Peace & Security, but does not help decide any Country Index standing.
Moves with
Where deaths in state-based armed conflict is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Deaths in Organized ViolenceUCDP · 196 countries in commonρ 0.85
- Civilian Deaths in Organized ViolenceUCDP · 196 countries in commonρ 0.82
- INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 80 countries in commonρ 0.67
Moves against
Where deaths in state-based armed conflict is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Political Stability and Absence of ViolenceKeyWorld Bank Group · 195 countries in commonρ −0.62
- Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 97 countries in commonρ −0.59
- Women's Empowerment IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office and UN Women · 114 countries in commonρ −0.50
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 382 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
11Keep reading
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The subject
12Questions
Deaths in state-based armed conflict: questions and answers
Which country has the lowest deaths in state-based armed conflict?
154 countries share the lowest reading, 0, among the 196 compared in 2025, so no single country is named.
Which country has the highest deaths in state-based armed conflict?
Ukraine, at 90,323, among the 196 countries compared in 2025.
How many countries does the Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict cover?
196 in 2025. The number measured varies from 169 to 196 between editions.
What is the world average deaths in state-based armed conflict?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 196 compared in 2025, the figure was 0.
Is this Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)’s own ranking?
No ranking is shown. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything, so none is derived.
How often is the Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict published?
This site holds 37 editions, describing 1989 to 2025.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), under CC BY 4.0. From UCDP's own country-year dataset on organised violence, which assigns each death to the country where the event took place — not from its conflict-level battle-deaths file, which cannot be split by country without further arithmetic. UCDP's country list has Israel and no Palestine, so deaths in Gaza and the West Bank are counted under Israel. Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
13Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict — Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
From UCDP's own country-year dataset on organised violence, which assigns each death to the country where the event took place — not from its conflict-level battle-deaths file, which cannot be split by country without further arithmetic. UCDP's country list has Israel and no Palestine, so deaths in Gaza and the West Bank are counted under Israel.
Newest edition
Report year 2025Data year 2025
Cite the source as: Uppsala Conflict Data Program. UCDP Country-Year Dataset on Organized Violence within Country Borders, version 26.1. Uppsala: Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University.
Licence: CC BY 4.0, checked 2026-09-29.
How this page reads the numbers
- No rank or position is shown: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything.
- Which end is better follows the publisher’s own reading of the measure.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Deaths in state-based armed conflict by country: Deaths in State-Based Armed Conflict, data from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/state-based-conflict-deaths