Number of terrorist incidents by country

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This is a list of the number of incidents labelled as terrorism and not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism). The following tables show the number of incidents, deaths, injuries based on data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) which was collected and collated by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland. [1] The GTD defines a terrorist attack as "the threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence by a non‐state actor to attain a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation." [2]

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Worldwide

By year

Terrorist incidents worldwide [3] [4] [5] [6]
YearNumber of
incidents
DeathsInjuriesRemarks
20198,47320,309?
20189,60022,980?
201710,90026,44524,927
201613,58734,87140,001
201514,96538,85344,043
201416,90344,49041,128
201312,03622,27337,688
20128,52215,49725,445
20115,0768,24614,659
20104,8267,82715,947
20094,7219,27319,138
20084,8059,15718,998
20073,24212,82422,524
20062,7589,38015,550
20052,0176,33112,784
20041,1665,74312,022
20031,2783,3177,384
20021,3334,8057,162
20011,9067,72922,774
20001,8144,4035,869
19991,3953,3935,341
19989344,6888,183
19973,19710,9249,072
19963,0586,96610,795
19953,0816,10314,292
19943,4567,6907,569
19937462,6655,607
19925,0719,7429,915
19914,6838,4297,591
19903,8877,1486,128
19894,3248,1525,539
19883,7217,2086,960
19873,1836,4825,775
19862,8604,9765,814
19852,9157,0945,130
19843,49510,4505,291
19832,8709,4444,047
19822,5445,1363,342
19812,5864,8513,337
19802,6624,4003,645
19792,6622,1002,506
19781,5261,4591,600
19771,319456518
19769674756
1975740617617
1974581539865
1973473370495
1972568566409
197147117382
1970651174212
Total182,437420,690529,476

By country

2017

Terrorist incidents by country in 2017 [3] [4]
CountryNumber of
incidents
DeathsInjuries
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 1,0831,00284
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4841,8051,031
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 2432,0261,303
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 226762722
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 224877626
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 190289171
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 181222328
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 17972270
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 143596193
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 141361347
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 12242301
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11784117
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 11521835
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 10682176
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9712697
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 94228243
Flag of Palestine.svg  West Bank and Gaza Strip 835075
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 614064
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 543169
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 54581258
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 43601239
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4307
Flag of France.svg  France 41728
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4113
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 412573
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3361114
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 321715
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 325345
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29217
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 27110
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 276753
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 272027
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 231749
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 21626
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2120127
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 20236
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 18532
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 17532
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1700
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 141219
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1332
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1372
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 1314872
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1202
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 27169
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 112211
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 113967
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1041
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 841
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 808
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 803
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 884
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 804
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 6621
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 67411
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 684
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 61676
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 402
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 455
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 421111
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 442
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4421
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 301
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 322
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 300
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 310
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 300
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 300
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 300
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 252
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 200
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 200
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 200
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2210
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 200
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 200
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 228
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 210
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 210
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 101
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 110
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 100
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 105
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 100
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 100
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 120
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 121
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 100
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 100
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 100
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 100
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 120
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 100
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 100
Total10,90026,44524,927

2016

Terrorist incidents by country in 2016 [7] [8]
CountryNumber of
incidents
DeathsInjuriesRemarks
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 3,35612,18714,285
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 1,6156,1196,485
Flag of India.svg  India 1,019462784
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 8611,1121,894
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 633411720
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 5901,5581,275
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5401,0042,772
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5312,1641,155
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 5211,5171,340
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 4722,7552,936
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 417631737
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 365606626
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 329120385
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 173182213
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 169532176
Flag of Palestine.svg  West Bank and Gaza Strip 15790124
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 124161196
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 104920
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 98176220
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 887690
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 853860
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 8374213
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 786283
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 747358
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 657269
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6168139
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 604839
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 59633191
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 54245324
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 546461
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5016175
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 43515
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4127117
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 412574
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 34189173
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 31662
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 272111
Flag of France.svg  France 2695470
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 23184139
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 192235
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1969
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1704
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1601
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1523
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 157519
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 15102
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 13310
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1327983
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 127126
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1111
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 106240
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 10128
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 901
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 992
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 93565
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 800
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 636276
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 6977
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6134
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 613
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 51318
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 540
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 52268
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4315
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 417
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 415
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 312
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 304
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 300
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 300
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 31011
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3117
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 332
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 217
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 200
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 200
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 201
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 261
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 201
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 200
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 202
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 211
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 211
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11926 Sagamihara stabbings
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 103
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 102
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 111
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 113
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 170
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 100
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovak Republic 101
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 100
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 102
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 100
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 12233 2016 Grand-Bassam shootings
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 100
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 110
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 100
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 100
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 110
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 110
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 110
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 100
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1391A grenade attack on June 26
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 100
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 101
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 120
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 100
Total13,48834,67639,851

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