Battle-related deaths (number of people) by country
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,...
What the numbers show
Battle-related deaths (number of people) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 68,097 number of people in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 number of people in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 137 number of people, and the mean is 2,372 number of people.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 35,640.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 100.0%).
Battle-related deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 68,097 number of people | 2024 | up 1,291.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Israel | 21,440 number of people | 2024 | up 801.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 10,165 number of people | 2009 | up 440.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 7,670 number of people | 2024 | up 4,308.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Sudan | 4,680 number of people | 2024 | up 451.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Lebanon | 4,335 number of people | 2024 | up 2,996.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 2,824 number of people | 2024 | up 11,196.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Syria | 2,732 number of people | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Myanmar | 2,332 number of people | 2024 | up 1,147.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Somalia | 2,284 number of people | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 2,199 number of people | 2024 | up 2,683.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Liberia | 1,787 number of people | 2003 | up 35,640.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 1,534 number of people | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 1,486 number of people | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1,138 number of people | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 1,008 number of people | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Niger | 952 number of people | 2024 | up 2,971.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Yemen | 918 number of people | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Georgia | 621 number of people | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Nepal | 457 number of people | 2006 | up 938.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 442 number of people | 2023 | up 2,662.5% | volatile |
| 22 | India | 437 number of people | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Iraq | 396 number of people | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 260 number of people | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 231 number of people | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 231 number of people | 2022 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 225 number of people | 2024 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 177 number of people | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 176 number of people | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Mozambique | 151 number of people | 2024 | up 403.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran | 123 number of people | 2024 | up 459.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 98 number of people | 2011 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 87 number of people | 2022 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Papua New Guinea | 78 number of people | 1996 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 35 | Chad | 69 number of people | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Kenya | 66 number of people | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Indonesia | 57 number of people | 2024 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 50 number of people | 2001 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | 35 number of people | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Djibouti | 35 number of people | 2008 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Türkiye | 34 number of people | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 27 number of people | 1995 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 43 | Algeria | 26 number of people | 2020 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 25 number of people | 2011 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Uganda | 25 number of people | 2022 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Angola | 25 number of people | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Armenia | 20 number of people | 2023 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Burundi | 19 number of people | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Cambodia | 10 number of people | 2011 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 9 number of people | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 5 number of people | 2020 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 52 | France | 4 number of people | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Eritrea | 4 number of people | 2022 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Congo | 3 number of people | 2022 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 55 | South Sudan | 2 number of people | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 2 number of people | 2024 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Libya | 2 number of people | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 58 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 number of people | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Rwanda | 1 number of people | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia | 0 number of people | 2001 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Early-demographic dividend 32,808 number of people
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 31,093 number of people
- Arab World 28,069 number of people
- Low income 19,414 number of people
- Pre-demographic dividend 15,269 number of people
- Lower middle income 10,767 number of people
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 10,303 number of people
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 10,303 number of people
- Africa Western and Central 6,248 number of people
- IDA blend 3,317 number of people
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 439 number of people
- South Asia 439 number of people
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.