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Civilian deaths, last 12 months

Countries ranked by civilian deaths recorded in organized-violence events in the last 12 months. Data through 31 Jul 2026.

Leading this ranking: 1. Sudan (63,594), 2. Iran (7,196), 3. DR Congo (3,066). 48 countries qualify. Click a country for its regional breakdown, monthly trend and armed actors.

#	Country	Civilian deaths, 12m	Events, 12m	Est. deaths, 12m
1	Sudan	63,594	673	68,275
2	Iran	7,196	181	23,661
3	DR Congo	3,066	797	4,173
4	Ukraine	2,796	5,525	100,267
5	Nigeria	2,050	1,310	7,021
6	Myanmar	1,435	598	2,030
7	Israel and Palestine	1,023	1,562	5,633
8	Tanzania	1,007	55	1,007
9	Mali	617	717	2,013
10	Afghanistan	610	165	895
11	Ethiopia	573	893	5,301
12	Haiti	495	141	928
13	Pakistan	453	1,308	4,369
14	Niger	432	146	1,244
15	Syria	376	413	650
16	Colombia	314	923	1,466
17	Lebanon	306	605	4,584
18	Yemen	291	372	1,109
19	South Sudan	259	60	701
20	Burkina Faso	233	654	2,912
21	Russia	225	299	556
22	Mozambique	222	126	450
23	Cameroon	202	217	458
24	Mexico	160	2,508	3,565
25	Somalia	154	416	3,994
26	Central African Republic	118	55	282
27	India	70	164	369
28	Brazil	65	372	409
29	Indonesia	64	77	152
30	Chad	50	25	222
31	South Africa	42	65	108
32	Burundi	36	35	38
33	Ecuador	31	156	472
34	Philippines	28	74	176
35	Argentina	24	20	24
36	Guatemala	22	32	49
37	Kenya	19	47	76
38	Iraq	17	78	251
39	Thailand	14	50	72
40	Papua New Guinea	12	12	61
41	Venezuela	9	18	111
42	Benin	9	17	45
43	United Arab Emirates	8	10	12
44	Bangladesh	7	64	75
45	Dominican Republic	5	12	11
46	Ghana	4	25	105
47	Costa Rica	1	57	56
48	Belize	0	11	15

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Only countries with at least 10 recorded events in the last 12 months are included. Source: UCDP; population from the World Bank. See methodology.