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Battle-related deaths

The number of people killed in armed conflicts on the territory of a country in a year — combatants and civilians together.

Unit: people Period: 1989–2024 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 1,438 people Countries: 109

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1989 to 2024.

Battle-related deaths, 1989–2024

Top-20 · people

Battle-related deaths, 1989–2024020,00040,00060,00080,000UkraineUkraine: 68,097 people68,097IsraelIsrael: 21,440 people21,440Sri LankaSri Lanka: 10,165 people10,165Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 8,855 people8,855RussiaRussia: 7,670 people7,670SudanSudan: 4,680 people4,680LebanonLebanon: 4,335 people4,335EthiopiaEthiopia: 2,824 people2,824SyriaSyria: 2,732 people2,732MyanmarMyanmar: 2,332 people2,332SomaliaSomalia: 2,284 people2,284Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 2,199 people2,199LiberiaLiberia: 1,787 people1,787PakistanPakistan: 1,534 people1,534NigeriaNigeria: 1,486 people1,486Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,138 people1,138MaliMali: 1,008 people1,008NigerNiger: 952 people952PanamaPanama: 920 people920YemenYemen: 918 people918
Battle-related deaths — 1989–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 UA Ukraine 68,097 2024 109
2 IL Israel 21,440 2024 108
3 LK Sri Lanka 10,165 2009 107
4 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,855 1995 106
5 RU Russia 7,670 2024 105
6 SD Sudan 4,680 2024 104
7 LB Lebanon 4,335 2024 103
8 ET Ethiopia 2,824 2024 102
9 SY Syria 2,732 2024 101
10 MM Myanmar 2,332 2024 100
11 SO Somalia 2,284 2024 99
12 BF Burkina Faso 2,199 2024 98
13 LR Liberia 1,787 2003 97
14 PK Pakistan 1,534 2024 96
15 NG Nigeria 1,486 2024 95
16 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,138 2024 94
17 ML Mali 1,008 2024 93
18 NE Niger 952 2024 92
19 PA Panama 920 1989 91
20 YE Yemen 918 2024 90
21 HR Croatia 826 1995 89
22 GE Georgia 621 2008 88
23 MD Moldova 585 1992 87
24 NP Nepal 457 2006 86
25 AZ Azerbaijan 442 2023 85
26 IN India 437 2024 84
27 GN Guinea 430 2001 83
28 IQ Iraq 396 2024 82
29 ZA South Africa 361 1989 81
30 AF Afghanistan 260 2024 80
31 LA Laos 249 1990 78
32 RO Romania 249 1989 78
33 US United States 233 2001 77
34 CM Cameroon 231 2024 75
35 EG Egypt 231 2022 75
36 CO Colombia 225 2024 74
37 MC Monaco 207 1989 72
38 MA Morocco 207 1989 72
39 HT Haiti 193 2024 71
40 CF Central African Republic 177 2024 70
41 PH Philippines 176 2024 69
42 MZ Mozambique 151 2024 68
43 PY Paraguay 150 1989 67
44 KW Kuwait 135 1991 66
45 IR Iran 123 2024 65
46 CI Côte d'Ivoire 98 2011 64
47 SV El Salvador 88 1991 63
48 TJ Tajikistan 87 2022 62
49 LS Lesotho 78 1998 60
50 PG Papua New Guinea 78 1996 60
51 BJ Benin 77 2024 59
52 MK North Macedonia 72 2001 58
53 TN Tunisia 71 2016 57
54 TD Chad 69 2024 56
55 KE Kenya 66 2024 55
56 KG Kyrgyzstan 63 2022 54
57 ID Indonesia 57 2024 53
58 KM Comoros 56 1997 52
59 NA Namibia 54 2000 51
60 SL Sierra Leone 50 2001 50
61 TG Togo 46 2024 49
62 ES Spain 45 1991 48
63 NI Nicaragua 39 1990 46
64 TT Trinidad and Tobago 39 1990 46
65 MX Mexico 37 1996 44
66 UZ Uzbekistan 37 2004 44
67 DJ Djibouti 35 2008 42
68 TH Thailand 35 2024 42
69 TR Türkiye 34 2024 41
70 GT Guatemala 27 1995 40
71 DZ Algeria 26 2020 39
72 AO Angola 25 2024 35
73 SN Senegal 25 2011 35
74 TZ Tanzania 25 2020 35
75 UG Uganda 25 2022 35
76 AM Armenia 20 2023 34
77 BI Burundi 19 2024 33
78 KH Cambodia 10 2011 32
79 SA Saudi Arabia 9 2023 31
80 AL Albania 6 1999 30
81 PE Peru 5 2020 29
82 BT Bhutan 4 1997 26
83 ER Eritrea 4 2022 26
84 FR France 4 2018 26
85 BE Belgium 3 2018 21
86 JO Jordan 3 2024 21
87 MR Mauritania 3 2024 21
88 CG Republic of the Congo 3 2022 21
89 AE United Arab Emirates 3 2022 21
90 BD Bangladesh 2 2024 13
91 EC Ecuador 2 2019 13
92 LY Libya 2 2024 13
93 NL Netherlands 2 1990 13
94 PL Poland 2 2022 13
95 SB Solomon Islands 2 1992 13
96 SS South Sudan 2 2024 13
97 VE Venezuela 2 2007 13
98 AU Australia 1 2018 7
99 CN China 1 2023 7
100 DE Germany 1 1990 7
101 MY Malaysia 1 2017 7
102 RW Rwanda 1 2024 7
103 GB United Kingdom 1 2019 7
104 AR Argentina 0 1992 1
105 GW Guinea-Bissau 0 2000 1
106 IT Italy 0 1993 1
107 MT Malta 0 1995 1
108 QA Qatar 0 2004 1
109 RS Serbia 0 2001 1
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Maximum 68,097 people
Median 66 people
Minimum 0 people
Breakdown total 156,790 people

About the indicator

The number of people killed directly in the course of fighting on the territory of a country during a calendar year. Both combatants and civilians killed as a result of fighting are counted. Estimates of the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, published through the World Bank database.

Important: Indirect deaths — from famine, destroyed health care, epidemics — are not included, although in protracted wars they exceed battle deaths. The absence of a country means the absence of conflict, not the absence of data.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
people
Observation period
1989–2024
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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