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Terrorist attacks by severity by country

Number of terrorist attacks with more than 100 deaths.

Countries reporting
45
Highest
2 attacks
Ethiopia
Lowest
0 attacks
Afghanistan
Median
0 attacks
Years covered
43
1978–2020
Data points
7,009

What the numbers show

Terrorist attacks by severity is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 2 attacks in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 attacks in Afghanistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 attacks, and the mean is 0.1333 attacks.

Terrorist attacks by severity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 2 attacks 2020 — volatile
2 Yemen 1 attacks 2020 — volatile
2 Niger 1 attacks 2020 — volatile
2 Nigeria 1 attacks 2020 — volatile
2 Syria 1 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Sri Lanka 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Lebanon 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Mozambique 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Nicaragua 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Nepal 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Pakistan 0 attacks 2020 down 100.0% volatile
6 Philippines 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Russia 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Rwanda 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Sudan 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 El Salvador 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Somalia 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 South Sudan 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Chad 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Turkey 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Uganda 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Ukraine 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 United States 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Algeria 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Angola 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 United Arab Emirates 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Burundi 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Central African Republic 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Canada 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 China 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Cameroon 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Colombia 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Djibouti 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Libya 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Egypt 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 United Kingdom 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Croatia 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Haiti 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Indonesia 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 India 0 attacks 2020 down 100.0% volatile
6 Iran 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Iraq 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Kenya 0 attacks 2020 — volatile
6 Afghanistan 0 attacks 2020 — volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Terrorist attacks by severity
Unit
attacks
Source
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 7,009 data points, 1978–2020
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Number of terrorist attacks with more than 100 deaths.