List of number of conflicts per year

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This page tracks the number of military conflicts with more than 1,000 fatalities, a categorization used by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. [1] It covers past years. For a list of ongoing conflicts, see: List of ongoing armed conflicts.

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Number of conflicts per year

Year+10,000+1,000Map and evolution
  Major wars, 10,000+ deaths in year
  Wars, 1,000–9,999 deaths in year
Armed conflict-related fatalities by country
2018
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan Increase Negative.svg35,941
2Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Increase Negative.svg33,341
3Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Increase Negative.svg22,201
4Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Decrease Positive.svg20,130
5Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Decrease Positive.svg4,920
6Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Increase Negative.svg4,850
7Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Decrease Positive.svg3,862
8Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Increase Negative.svg3,509
9Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo Decrease Positive.svg1,757
10Flag of Mali.svg Mali Increase Negative.svg1,285
11Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Decrease Positive.svg1,166
12Flag of India.svg India Increase Negative.svg988
13Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Increase Negative.svg945
14Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Decrease Positive.svg886
15Flag of the Central African Republic.svg CAR Decrease Positive.svg842
16Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Decrease Positive.svg736
17Flag of Libya.svg Libya Decrease Positive.svg727
18Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Increase Negative.svg709
19Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Decrease Positive.svg600
20Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Decrease Positive.svg530
2017
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Decrease Positive.svg39,000
2Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Increase Negative.svg31,174*
3Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan Decrease Positive.svg23,065
4Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Decrease Positive.svg13,187
5Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Increase Negative.svg6,700+
6Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Decrease Positive.svg4,969
7Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Decrease Positive.svg3,528
8Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Decrease Positive.svg3,432
9Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Decrease Positive.svg2,450
10Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo Increase Negative.svg1,857
11Flag of the Central African Republic.svg CAR Increase Negative.svg1,757
12Flag of Libya.svg Libya Decrease Positive.svg1,564
13Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Decrease Positive.svg1,506
14Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Increase Negative.svg1,445
15Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Increase Negative.svg1,429
16Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Decrease Positive.svg1,319
17Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Decrease Positive.svg1,269 [2]
18Flag of Mali.svg Mali Increase Negative.svg926
19Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Decrease Positive.svg802
20Flag of India.svg India Decrease Positive.svg700
2016
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Decrease Positive.svg49,742
2Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Increase Negative.svg23,953* [3]
3Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Decrease Positive.svg23,898
4Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan Decrease Positive.svg23,539
5Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Increase Negative.svg5,575
6Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Decrease Positive.svg4,684
7Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Increase Negative.svg3,891
8Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Increase Negative.svg3,544
9Flag of Libya.svg Libya Increase Negative.svg2,865
10Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Increase Negative.svg2,013
11Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Decrease Positive.svg1,803 [4]
12Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Decrease Positive.svg1,707
13Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo Decrease Positive.svg1,565
14Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Decrease Positive.svg1,375
15Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Increase Negative.svg1,114
16Flag of India.svg India Increase Negative.svg905 [5]
17Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Decrease Positive.svg902
18Flag of the Central African Republic.svg CAR Increase Negative.svg623
19Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Decrease Positive.svg461
20Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Decrease Positive.svg128
2015
Main conflicts in 2015 Conflicts per year 2015.svg
Main conflicts in 2015
RankCountryDeaths [n 1]
1Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Decrease Positive.svg 55,219
2Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan Increase Negative.svg 36,345
3Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Increase Negative.svg 24,113
4Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Decrease Positive.svg 10,677
5Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Increase Negative.svg 8,122
6Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Increase Negative.svg 6,425
7Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Decrease Positive.svg 4,612 [8]
8Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Decrease Positive.svg 4,344
9Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Decrease Positive.svg 4,087
10Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Decrease Positive.svg 3,258
11Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Decrease Positive.svg 3,216
12Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Increase Negative.svg 2,836
13Flag of Libya.svg Libya Decrease Positive.svg 2,706
14Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo Increase Negative.svg 1,699
15Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Increase Negative.svg 1,429
16Flag of Niger.svg Niger Increase Negative.svg 986
17Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Increase Negative.svg 881
18Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Increase Negative.svg 602
19Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Increase Negative.svg 551
20Flag of India.svg India Decrease Positive.svg 534
21Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Increase Negative.svg 501
22Flag of the Central African Republic.svg CAR Decrease Positive.svg 475
23Flag of Mali.svg Mali Increase Negative.svg 414
24Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Decrease Positive.svg 410
25Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Decrease Positive.svg 246
26Flag of Russia.svg Russia Decrease Positive.svg 209
27Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Decrease Positive.svg 197
28Flag of Israel.svg Israel/Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Decrease Positive.svg 190
29Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Decrease Positive.svg 91
30Flag of Iran.svg Iran Increase Negative.svg 64
2014
Main conflicts in 2014 Conflicts per year 2014.svg
Main conflicts in 2014
RankCountryDeaths [6] [14]
1Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Increase Negative.svg 76,021
2Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Increase Negative.svg 50,000
3Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Increase Negative.svg 24,000
4Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan Increase Negative.svg 14,638
5Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Increase Negative.svg 11,360
6Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Decrease Positive.svg 7,504 [15] [16]
7Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Increase Negative.svg 5,798
8Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Decrease Positive.svg 5,496
9Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Increase Negative.svg 4,447
10Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Decrease Positive.svg 3,892
11Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Increase Negative.svg 3,347
12Flag of Libya.svg Libya Increase Negative.svg 2,825
13Flag of Israel.svg Israel/Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Increase Negative.svg 2,365
14Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Increase Negative.svg 1,500
15Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Increase Negative.svg 1,366
16Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo Decrease Positive.svg 1,235
17Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Increase Negative.svg 1,176
18Flag of India.svg India Increase Negative.svg 976
19Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Decrease Positive.svg 618
20Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Increase Negative.svg 500
21Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Increase Negative.svg 459
22Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Increase Negative.svg 386
23Flag of Mali.svg Mali Decrease Positive.svg 380
24Flag of Russia.svg Russia Decrease Positive.svg 341
25Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Decrease Positive.svg 330
26Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Increase Negative.svg 309
27Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Increase Negative.svg 297
28Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Decrease Positive.svg 242
29Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Increase Negative.svg 76
30Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia/Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Increase Negative.svg 71
2013
Main conflicts in 2013 Conflicts per year 2013.svg
Main conflicts in 2013
RankCountryDeaths [6] [14]
1Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria 73,447
2Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 11,324 [24] [25]
3Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 10,172
4Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 9,742
5Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 6,816
6Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 5,739 [26]
7Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 4,727
8Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan 4,168
9Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 3,153
10Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic 2,364
11Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 1,976
12Flag of India.svg India 885 [27]
13Flag of Mali.svg Mali 870
14Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 730
15Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 705
16Flag of Libya.svg Libya 643
17Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 600
18Flag of Russia.svg Russia 529 [28]
19Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 455
20Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 340
21Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 322
22Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 124
23Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 62
2012
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 18,061 [29]
2Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria 14,825 [30]
3Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 7,225 [31]
4Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 4,622 [32]
5Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 5,211 [26]
6Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 2,445 [33]
7Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 2,328 [34]
8Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 1,119 [35]
9Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 812 [36]
10Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 811 [37]
11Flag of India.svg India 803 [27]
12Flag of Russia.svg Russia 700 [28]
13Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 611 [38]
14Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 244 [39]
15Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 211 [40]
16Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan 137 [41]
2011
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 24,068
2Flag of Libya.svg Libya 9,400
3Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 6,303 [26]
4Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 4,153 [32]
5Flag of India.svg India 1,073 [27]
6Flag of Russia.svg Russia 750 [28]
7Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 19 [42]
2010
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 7,435 [26]
2Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 4,167 [32]
3Flag of India.svg India 1,902 [27]
4Flag of Russia.svg Russia 749 [28]
5Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 38 [42]
2009
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 15,565 [43]
2Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 11,704 [26]
3Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 5,369 [32]
4Flag of India.svg India 2,232 [27]
5Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 50 [42]
2008
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 11,144 [43]
2Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 10,271 [32]
3Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 6,715 [26]
4Flag of India.svg India 2,619 [27]
5Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 81 [42]
2007
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 26,036 [32]
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 4,377 [43]
3Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 3,598 [26]
4Flag of India.svg India 2,615 [27]
5Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 99 [42]
2006
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 29,451 [43]
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 4,126 [32]
3Flag of India.svg India 2,770 [27]
4Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1,471 [26]
5Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 480 [42]
2005
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 16,583 [32]
2Flag of India.svg India 3,259 [27]
3Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 1,845 [42]
4Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 648 [26]
5Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 330 [43]
2004
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 11,736 [32]
2Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 2,451 [42]
3Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 863 [26]
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 109 [43]
2003
RankCountryDeaths
1Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 12,125 [32]
2Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 2,105 [42]
3Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 189 [26]
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 59 [43]

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  1. Data for African countries are based on ACLED, excluding riots/protests-related fatalities [6] "ACLED Version 6 (1997–2015)". Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016. [7]