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Myanmar conflict statistics

Name: Myanmar conflict event statistics
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Organized violence recorded by UCDP, data through 31 Jul 2026. Updated automatically as new monthly releases are published.

32events, last 30 days

117events, last 90 days▼ -23% vs prior 90 days

598events, last 12 months

2,030est. deaths, last 12 months1,435 civilians

Myanmar logged 117 events and 344 estimated deaths from 3 May 2026 to 31 Jul 2026, -23% against the preceding 90 days.

Over the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 598 events and 2,030 estimated deaths were recorded in Myanmar. That is -22% on the previous 12 months. 85% of events were classed as state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths in the same period: 1,435.

The most affected areas over the last 90 days were Sagaing region (27), Magway region (18), Bago region (15). Together they hold 51% of the period's events.

The most frequently recorded parties over the last 12 months were Government of Myanmar (Burma), NUG, SCEF.

Events in Myanmar, last 90 days

Recorded organized-violence events in Myanmar, 3 May 2026 to 31 Jul 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutline: Natural Earth.

Monthly trend

Recorded events per month in Myanmar, last 24 months

Estimated deaths per month in Myanmar, last 24 months

Most affected regions

Region	Events, 90d	Change	Events, 12m	Deaths, 12m	Last event
Sagaing region	27	-4%	135	461	30 Jul 2026
Magway region	18	+6%	81	247	22 Jul 2026
Bago region	15	-40%	82	205	31 Jul 2026
Rakhine state	14	-7%	61	236	31 Jul 2026
Chin state	10	-23%	30	86	17 Jul 2026
Mandalay region	9	-40%	68	325	22 Jul 2026
Mon state	7	+133%	18	49	3 Jul 2026
Kachin state	5	-55%	37	155	17 Jun 2026
Tanintharyi region	5	-62%	27	83	28 Jul 2026
Kayah state	3	-25%	13	57	15 Jul 2026
Kayin state	1	-80%	12	18	12 May 2026
Shan state	0	-100%	27	89	6 Feb 2026

3 further first-level administrative areas had fewer than 5 recorded events in the last 12 months and are not listed separately.

Deadliest recorded events, last 90 days

Date	Where	Parties	Est. deaths
13 May 2026	Magway region	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs Civilians One-sided, 31 civilian	31
5 May 2026	Tanintharyi region	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs SCEF State-based	24
10 Jul 2026	Magway region	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs SCEF State-based	20
22 May 2026	Magway region	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs Civilians One-sided, 17 civilian	17
17 May 2026	Chin state	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs SCEF State-based	11
4 May 2026	Mandalay region	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs SCEF State-based	11
17 Jun 2026	Rakhine state	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs ULA State-based, 9 civilian	10
27 May 2026	Mon state	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs SCEF State-based	10
25 Jul 2026	Bago region	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs SCEF State-based, 8 civilian	8
28 Jun 2026	Sagaing region	Government of Myanmar (Burma) vs SCEF State-based, 8 civilian	8

Most recorded parties, last 12 months

Party	Events	Est. deaths in those events
Government of Myanmar (Burma)	594	2,017
NUG	187	685
SCEF	118	333
ULA	64	245
KNU	57	176
KIO	29	149

Type of violence, last 12 months

Category	Events	Share
State-based armed conflict	507	85%
Non-state conflict	1	0%
One-sided violence against civilians	90	15%

Long-run view: events per year

Year	Events	Est. deaths
2017	88	2,395
2018	71	122
2019	148	587
2020	77	207
2021	857	1,781
2022	1,549	2,761
2023	2,090	3,073
2024	1,096	2,896
2025	710	2,317
2026 (to date)	318	1,115

Annual figures from the UCDP GED main release (through the last full year) plus Candidate Events for the current year, which are provisional.

Recent reports and news

Humanitarian reports (ReliefWeb)

A Route-Based Snapshot: Data & Trends for Refugees from Myanmar, as of end-August 2026 ReliefWeb, 16 Sep 2026
Myanmar: Probable Flood Inundated Area in Lemyethna, Yegyi and Thabaung Ayeyarwady Region as of 13 Sep 2026 (6:15 PM Local Time) [EN/MY] ReliefWeb, 16 Sep 2026
Myanmar: Mergui-Tavoy District Short Update: Burma Army air strike killed a villager in Ler Muh Lah Township (August 2026) ReliefWeb, 16 Sep 2026
UNICEF Myanmar Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1 (Mid-Year), January-June 2026 ReliefWeb, 16 Sep 2026
Super-localisation in Myanmar: uncomfortable truths ReliefWeb, 15 Sep 2026
Myanmar Situation Analysis: [31/8/2026] - [6/9/2026] ReliefWeb, 15 Sep 2026
Myanmar: Kler Lwee Htoo District Incident Report: Burma Army mortar shelling and drone strike killed two villagers, injured one, destroyed a house, and caused displacement in Moo Township (December 2025) ReliefWeb, 15 Sep 2026
Myanmar Principled Action Monitor - Edition No. 04 (01 July - 31 July 2026) ReliefWeb, 14 Sep 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many conflict events were recorded in Myanmar in the last 12 months?

UCDP recorded 598 organized-violence events in Myanmar between 1 Aug 2025 and 31 Jul 2026, with an estimated 2,030 deaths.

Is violence in Myanmar increasing or decreasing?

Decreasing. Events in the last 90 days (117) were down -23% from the preceding 90 days (151).

Which regions of Myanmar are most affected?

Over the last 90 days the most events were recorded in Sagaing region (27), Magway region (18), Bago region (15), Rakhine state (14), Chin state (10).

What kind of violence is recorded in Myanmar?

UCDP classes events as state-based armed conflict, non-state conflict, or one-sided violence against civilians. In Myanmar, 85% of events over the last 12 months were state-based armed conflict.

Where does this data come from?

Event counts and death estimates come from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) Georeferenced Event Dataset and its monthly Candidate Events releases, published under CC BY 4.0. Figures use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Data on this page runs through 31 Jul 2026.

Counts use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Candidate Events for the current year are provisional and may be revised in the next annual GED release. See methodology.