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Events by type of violence

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In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, state-based armed conflict was 63 percentP of the events in countries with a page. Non-state conflict was 24 percentP and one-sided violence against civilians was 13 percentP. 27 countries have 100 events or more. The largest type is state-based armed conflict in 19, non-state conflict in 5 and one-sided violence in 3 of them. The share of one-sided violence is highest in Mozambique (61 percentP) and lowest in Lebanon (0 percent).

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

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

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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The three types

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Table 1. Events by type of violence, all countries with a page, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 and the 12 months before
Type of violenceEventsShare of eventsEvents, 12 months beforeChange
State-based armed conflict13,932P63%P18,718-26%
Non-state conflict5,291P24%P5,250+1%
One-sided violence against civilians2,921P13%P3,323-12%

Countries by events

Table 2. Share of events by type of violence, countries with 100 events or more, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, highest count of events first
CountryEventsState-basedNon-stateOne-sided
Ukraine4,642P100%P0%0%P
Mexico2,462P1%P94%P5%P
Nigeria1,430P42%P34%P25%P
Pakistan1,356P85%P1%P14%P
Colombia1,260P10%P70%P20%P
Ethiopia947P78%P4%P18%P
Israel and Palestine933P94%P0%P5%P
Mali780P78%P11%P11%P
DR Congo742P39%P20%P41%P
Yemen690P76%P17%P7%P
Sudan669P74%P4%P22%P
Burkina Faso612P89%P4%P7%P
Lebanon610P100%P0%P0%
Myanmar583P86%P0%P14%P
Iran519P91%P0%9%P
Syria427P26%P15%P59%P
Somalia417P88%P7%P4%P
Brazil407P0%P76%P23%P
Ecuador389P0%P93%P7%P
Russia340P100%P0%0%
Cameroon228P50%P4%P46%P
Afghanistan189P84%P1%P15%P
India151P55%P26%P19%P
Niger141P63%P6%P31%P
Haiti138P47%P7%P46%P
South Africa131P8%P61%P31%P
Mozambique110P35%P5%P61%P

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

How the figures are made

A country is in the second table when it has 100 events or more in the period. The three shares add up to 100 percent, apart from rounding.

UCDP puts each event in one type. The page of a type quotes UCDP in the definitions below. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

A state-based armed conflict is a contested incompatibility that concerns government and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least one is the government of a state, results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in one calendar year.

The use of armed force between two organised armed groups, neither of which is the government of a state, which results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year.

The deliberate use of armed force by the government of a state or by a formally organised group against civilians which results in at least 25 deaths in a year.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

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In earlier editions

  • October 2026: the first row was State-based armed conflict (13,932P).

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ConflictStats. Events by type of violence. https://conflictstats.com/findings/events-by-type-of-violence/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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