Afghanistan - Battle related deaths
Battle-related deaths (number of people)
The value for Battle-related deaths (number of people) in Afghanistan was 20,473.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,940.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 687.00 in 2003.
Definition: 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). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths.
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, http://www.pcr.uu.se/research/ucdp/.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 5,174.00 |
| 1990 | 1,478.00 |
| 1991 | 3,302.00 |
| 1992 | 4,276.00 |
| 1993 | 4,071.00 |
| 1994 | 8,937.00 |
| 1995 | 5,499.00 |
| 1996 | 3,177.00 |
| 1997 | 6,396.00 |
| 1998 | 6,256.00 |
| 1999 | 4,629.00 |
| 2000 | 5,235.00 |
| 2001 | 5,055.00 |
| 2002 | 890.00 |
| 2003 | 687.00 |
| 2004 | 715.00 |
| 2005 | 1,595.00 |
| 2006 | 4,750.00 |
| 2007 | 6,906.00 |
| 2008 | 5,552.00 |
| 2009 | 6,341.00 |
| 2010 | 6,864.00 |
| 2011 | 7,403.00 |
| 2012 | 7,721.00 |
| 2013 | 8,056.00 |
| 2014 | 12,284.00 |
| 2015 | 17,273.00 |
| 2016 | 17,978.00 |
| 2017 | 19,014.00 |
| 2018 | 25,676.00 |
| 2019 | 29,940.00 |
| 2020 | 20,473.00 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Conflict & fragility
