Afghanistan vs Iraq: Battle-related deaths
Battle-related deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 396 number of people against 260 number of people in Afghanistan, a difference of 136 number of people.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 60 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,174 number of people | 50 number of people | 5,124 number of people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4,802 number of people | 2,688 number of people | 2,114 number of people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3,773 number of people | 2,417 number of people | 1,356 number of people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 15,225 number of people | 4,998 number of people | 10,226 number of people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 11,535 number of people | 726.4 number of people | 10,809 number of people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher battle-related deaths, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 396 number of people against 260 number of people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in battle-related deaths between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 136 number of people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for battle-related deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UCDP Battle-related Deaths Dataset , Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), published as Battle-related deaths (number of people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Battle-related deaths refer to those deaths caused by the warring parties that can be directly related to combat. This includes battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities (e.g. hit and-run attacks/ambushes) and all kinds of bombardments of military bases, cities and villages etc. The target for the attacks is either the military forces or representatives for the parties, though there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in the crossfire, indiscriminate bombings, etc. All fatalities, military as well as civilian, incurred in such situations are counted as battle-related deaths.