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Benin and Chad: events and estimated deaths compared

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In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 13 eventsP in Benin and 27 eventsP in Chad. The best estimate of deaths is 42P in Benin and 252P in Chad. The two columns use the same periods and the same UCDP definitions.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 34 events in Benin and 24 events in Chad. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is down 62 percentP in Benin. It is up 13 percentP in Chad.

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An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

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Population: World Bank, 2025. A rate shows the count against the size of the country.

Table 1. Benin and Chad: the same figures for the same periods
FigureBeninChad
Events, September 20261P2P
Estimated deaths, September 20260P20P
Events, 12 months to 30 Sep 202613P27P
Estimated deaths, 12 months to 30 Sep 202642P252P
Low estimate of deaths, 12 months41P220P
High estimate of deaths, 12 months67P277P
Deaths of civilians, 12 months9P60P
Events, state-based armed conflict, 12 months12P8P
Events, non-state conflict, 12 months016P
Events, one-sided violence against civilians, 12 months13P
Population (World Bank)14,814,46021,003,705
Events for each million inhabitants, 12 months0.9P1.3P
Deaths for each million inhabitants, 12 months2.8P12.0P
Regions with a page21

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

24 months

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Figure 1. Events in Benin by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
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Figure 2. Events in Chad by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.

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ConflictStats. Benin and Chad: events and estimated deaths compared. https://conflictstats.com/compare/benin-vs-chad/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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