Injuries from terrorist attacks by country

Countries reporting
178
Highest
3,796
Afghanistan
Lowest
0
Vatican
Median
0
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,021

What the numbers show

Injuries from terrorist attacks is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 3,796 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 in Vatican.

The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 46.75.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 12,650.0%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 100.0%).

Injuries from terrorist attacks: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Afghanistan 3,796 2021 up 95.6% volatile
2 Yemen 555 2021 up 33.7% volatile
3 Iraq 546 2021 down 89.2% volatile
4 Nigeria 446 2021 down 27.9% volatile
5 Syria 365 2021 up 69.8% volatile
6 Pakistan 324 2021 down 87.8% volatile
7 Somalia 304 2021 down 52.5% volatile
8 Mali 255 2021 up 12,650.0% volatile
9 United States 197 2021 up 9,750.0% volatile
10 India 177 2021 down 75.8% volatile
11 Colombia 153 2021 up 80.0% volatile
12 Burkina Faso 135 2021 — volatile
13 Democratic Republic of Congo 124 2021 up 1,450.0% volatile
14 Myanmar 115 2021 — volatile
15 Niger 99 2021 up 1,550.0% volatile
16 Israel 95 2021 up 23.4% volatile
17 Philippines 93 2021 down 59.2% volatile
18 Kenya 67 2021 down 40.2% volatile
19 Ethiopia 60 2021 up 1,900.0% volatile
20 Burundi 39 2021 up 30.0% volatile
21 Central African Republic 36 2021 up 1,100.0% volatile
22 Cameroon 32 2021 — volatile
23 Indonesia 28 2021 down 60.0% volatile
24 Thailand 24 2021 down 94.5% volatile
25 South Sudan 22 2021 — volatile
25 Venezuela 22 2021 — volatile
25 USSR 22 1991 — volatile
28 China 16 2021 down 50.0% volatile
28 Sudan 16 2021 down 87.0% volatile
30 Cote d'Ivoire 11 2021 up 266.7% volatile
31 Egypt 10 2021 down 90.8% volatile
31 United Kingdom 10 2021 up 233.3% volatile
31 Saudi Arabia 10 2021 down 33.3% volatile
34 Switzerland 9 2021 up 350.0% volatile
34 Chile 9 2021 up 800.0% volatile
34 Sweden 9 2021 — volatile
37 Germany 8 2021 up 300.0% volatile
37 Libya 8 2021 up 300.0% volatile
37 Nepal 8 2021 down 90.0% volatile
40 Bangladesh 7 2021 up 16.7% volatile
40 Turkey 7 2021 down 93.6% volatile
42 Maldives 6 2021 — volatile
42 Ukraine 6 2021 — volatile
44 Albania 5 2021 — volatile
45 France 4 2021 unchanged volatile
45 Iran 4 2021 down 69.2% volatile
45 Mozambique 4 2021 — volatile
48 Canada 3 2021 — volatile
48 Algeria 3 2021 down 91.2% volatile
48 Mexico 3 2021 up 200.0% volatile
51 Djibouti 2 2021 — volatile
51 El Salvador 2 2021 — volatile
51 Tunisia 2 2021 — volatile
51 Uganda 2 2021 — volatile
55 Benin 1 2021 — volatile
55 Brazil 1 2021 — volatile
55 Guatemala 1 2021 — volatile
55 Sri Lanka 1 2021 — volatile
55 Latvia 1 2021 — volatile
55 Serbia 1 2021 — volatile
55 South Africa 1 2021 — volatile
62 Angola 0 2021 — volatile
62 United Arab Emirates 0 2021 — volatile
62 Argentina 0 2021 — volatile
62 Armenia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Australia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Austria 0 2021 — volatile
62 Azerbaijan 0 2021 — volatile
62 Belgium 0 2021 — volatile
62 Bulgaria 0 2021 — volatile
62 Bahrain 0 2021 — volatile
62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Belarus 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Bolivia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Barbados 0 2021 — volatile
62 Brunei 0 2021 — volatile
62 Bhutan 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Botswana 0 2021 — volatile
62 Comoros 0 2021 — volatile
62 Costa Rica 0 2021 — volatile
62 Cuba 0 2021 — volatile
62 Cyprus 0 2021 — volatile
62 Czechia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Dominica 0 2021 — volatile
62 Denmark 0 2021 — volatile
62 Dominican Republic 0 2021 — volatile
62 Ecuador 0 2021 — volatile
62 Eritrea 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Spain 0 2021 — volatile
62 Estonia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Finland 0 2021 — volatile
62 Fiji 0 2021 — volatile
62 Gabon 0 2021 — volatile
62 Georgia 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Ghana 0 2021 — volatile
62 Guinea 0 2021 — volatile
62 Gambia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Guinea-Bissau 0 2021 — volatile
62 Equatorial Guinea 0 2021 — volatile
62 Greece 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Grenada 0 2021 — volatile
62 Guyana 0 2021 — volatile
62 Hong Kong 0 2021 — volatile
62 Honduras 0 2021 — volatile
62 Croatia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Haiti 0 2021 — volatile
62 Hungary 0 2021 — volatile
62 Ireland 0 2021 — volatile
62 Italy 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Jamaica 0 2021 — volatile
62 Jordan 0 2021 — volatile
62 Japan 0 2021 — volatile
62 Kazakhstan 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Kyrgyzstan 0 2021 — volatile
62 Cambodia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2021 — volatile
62 South Korea 0 2021 — volatile
62 Kuwait 0 2021 — volatile
62 Laos 0 2021 — volatile
62 Lebanon 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Liberia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Saint Lucia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Lesotho 0 2021 — volatile
62 Lithuania 0 2021 — volatile
62 Luxembourg 0 2021 — volatile
62 Macao 0 2021 — volatile
62 Morocco 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Moldova 0 2021 — volatile
62 Madagascar 0 2021 — volatile
62 Malta 0 2021 — volatile
62 Montenegro 0 2021 — volatile
62 Mauritania 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Mauritius 0 2021 — volatile
62 Malawi 0 2021 — volatile
62 Malaysia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Namibia 0 2021 — volatile
62 New Caledonia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Nicaragua 0 2021 — volatile
62 Netherlands 0 2021 — volatile
62 Norway 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 New Zealand 0 2021 — volatile
62 Panama 0 2021 — volatile
62 Peru 0 2021 — volatile
62 Papua New Guinea 0 2021 — volatile
62 Poland 0 2021 — volatile
62 North Korea 0 2021 — volatile
62 Portugal 0 2021 — volatile
62 Paraguay 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 French Polynesia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Qatar 0 2021 — volatile
62 Romania 0 2021 — volatile
62 Russia 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Rwanda 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Senegal 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
62 Singapore 0 2021 — volatile
62 Sierra Leone 0 2021 — volatile
62 Suriname 0 2021 — volatile
62 Slovakia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Slovenia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Eswatini 0 2021 — volatile
62 Chad 0 2021 — volatile
62 Togo 0 2021 — volatile
62 Tajikistan 0 2021 — volatile
62 Turkmenistan 0 2021 — volatile
62 East Timor 0 2021 — volatile
62 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2021 — volatile
62 Tanzania 0 2021 — volatile
62 Uruguay 0 2021 — volatile
62 Uzbekistan 0 2021 — volatile
62 Vietnam 0 2021 — volatile
62 Zambia 0 2021 — volatile
62 Zimbabwe 0 2021 — volatile
62 French Guiana 0 2021 — volatile
62 Guadeloupe 0 2021 — volatile
62 Martinique 0 2021 — volatile
62 Taiwan 0 2021 — volatile
62 Western Sahara 0 2021 — volatile
62 Vatican 0 2021 — volatile

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Indicator
Injuries from terrorist attacks
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
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