This page tracks the number of military conflicts with more than 1,000 fatalities, a categorization used by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. It covers past years. For a list of ongoing conflicts, see: List of ongoing armed conflicts.
Number of conflicts per year
Year +10,000 +1,000 Map and evolution Armed conflict-related fatalities by country2026202520242023202220212020201920184
Mexican drug war
Syrian Civil War
War in Afghanistan
Yemeni Civil War 7 Boko Haram insurgency
Communal conflicts in Nigeria
Mali War
Mexican drug war
South Sudanese Civil War
War in Somalia
Iraqi insurgencyRankCountryDeaths135,941233,341322,201420,13054,92064,85073,86283,50991,757101,285111,166129451393914886158421673617727187091960020530 20174
Mexican drug war
Syrian Civil War
War in Afghanistan
War in Iraq 15 Boko Haram insurgency
Central African Republic Civil War
Communal conflicts in Nigeria
Internal conflict in Myanmar Northern Rakhine State clashes
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Moro conflict
Oromo conflict
Second Libyan Civil War
Sinai insurgency
South Kordofan conflict
South Sudanese Civil War
War in Darfur
War in Somalia
Yemeni Civil WarRankCountryDeaths139,000231,174*323,065413,18756,700+64,96973,52883,43292,450101,857111,757121,564131,506141,445151,429161,319171,269189261981220802 20163
War in Iraq
Syrian Civil War
War in Afghanistan 11
Boko Haram insurgency
Communal conflicts in Nigeria
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present)
Mexican drug war
Second Libyan Civil War
Sinai insurgency
South Kordofan conflict
South Sudanese Civil War
War in Darfur
War in Somalia
Yemeni Civil WarRankCountryDeaths149,742223,953*323,898423,53955,57564,68473,89183,54492,865102,013111,803121,707131,565141,375151,1141690717902186231946120128 2015 4 Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War War in Afghanistan War in Iraq 10 Mexican drug war
Second Libyan Civil War
Sinai insurgency South Kordofan conflict South Sudanese Civil War 2015 PKK rebellion War in Donbas Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa War in Somalia Yemeni Civil War Rank Country Deaths1 55,2192 36,3453 24,1134 10,6775 8,1226 6,4257 4,6128 4,3449 4,08710 3,25811 3,21612 2,83613 2,70614 1,69915 1,42916 98617 88118 72919 60220 55121 50122 47523 41424 41025 24626 20927 19728/ 19029 9130 64 2014 5 Boko Haram insurgency "Since July 2009, when the Boko Haram conflict escalated, at least 11,100 people have died on all sides of the insurgency." War in Iraq "From 01 January to 31 December 2014, UNAMI recorded a total minimum number of 35,408 civilian casualties (12,282 killed and 23,126 injured)." South Sudanese Civil War Syrian Civil War2013, the bloodiest year for Syria with more than 73 thousand deaths, AsiaNews, 01/02/2014 10:56 War in Afghanistan "UNAMA documented 10,548 civilian casualties in 2014, the highest number of civilian deaths and injuries recorded in a single year since 2009. Included in the toll were 3,699 civilian deaths" 10 Central African Republic War Communal conflicts in Nigeria Israeli–Palestinian conflict Second Libyan Civil War Mexican drug war War in Darfur War in Donbas Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa War in Somalia Yemeni Civil War Rank Country Deaths1 76,0212 50,0003 24,0004 14,6385 11,3606 7,5047 5,7988 5,4969 4,44710 3,89211 3,34712 2,82513/ 2,36514 1,50015 1,36616 1,23517 1,17618 1,01219 61820 50021 45922 38623 38024 34125 33026 30927 29728 24229 7630/ 71 2013 3 Syrian Civil War Mexican drug war War in Afghanistan 10 Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic conflict Communal conflicts in Nigeria Iraqi insurgency Kivu conflict South Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur Insurgency in Khyber PakhtunkhwaSouth Asia Terrorism Portal Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in Pakistan 2003–2013, December 29, 2013 War in Somalia Rank Country Deaths173,447211,324310,17249,85256,81665,37974,72784,16893,153102,364111,97612873138701473015705166431760018529194552034021322221242362 2012 2 Mexican drug war Syrian Civil War 6 War in Afghanistan Iraqi Insurgency Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa War in Somalia Yemeni Crisis War in Darfur Rank Country Deaths118,061214,82537,22546,21154,62262,44572,32881,119983710812118111270013611142441521116137 2011 1 Mexican drug war 3 Libyan Civil War Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iraqi insurgency Rank Country Deaths124,06829,40036,30344,16251,0596750719 2010 2
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iraqi insurgency Rank Country Deaths17,43524,16731,8854749538 2009 2
Sri Lankan civil war Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa1
Iraqi insurgency Rank Country Deaths115,565211,70435,38242,263550 2008 2
Sri Lankan civil war Iraqi insurgency1
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rank Country Deaths111,144210,28636,71542,605581 2007 1
Iraqi insurgency2
Sri Lankan civil war Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rank Country Deaths126,11224,37733,59842,703599 2006 1
Iraqi insurgency2
Sri Lankan civil war Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rank Country Deaths129,52624,12632,79541,4715480 2005 1
Iraqi insurgency1
Nepalese Civil War Rank Country Deaths116,58323,23931,84546485330 2004 1
Iraqi insurgency1
Nepalese Civil War Rank Country Deaths111,73722,45138634109 2003 1
2003 invasion of Iraq1
Nepalese Civil War Rank Country Deaths112,15322,1053189459
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