Ethiopia vs Kenya: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 102,900 deaths in Ethiopia and 81 deaths in Kenya, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 102,819 deaths, or 1,300 times that in Kenya.
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Watch it change on the mapdeaths a year · UCDP
Latest figures
deaths a year · UCDP
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 102,900 2022 | 391 | 1 of 198 |
| Kenya | 81 2022 | 265 | 37 of 198 |
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 1 and Kenya ranked 37 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Ethiopia | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 102,900 | 81 |
| 2021 | 13,530 | 102 |
| 2020 | 4,819 | 99 |
| 2019 | 412 | 158 |
| 2018 | 672 | 103 |
| 2017 | 450 | 144 |
| 2016 | 570 | 88 |
| 2015 | 318 | 350 |
| 2014 | 26 | 244 |
| 2013 | 274 | 212 |
| 2012 | 391 | 265 |
| 2011 | 57 | 98 |
| 2010 | 31 | 55 |
| 2009 | 834 | 124 |
| 2008 | 275 | 733 |
| 2007 | 471 | 169 |
| 2006 | 597 | 111 |
| 2005 | 247 | 126 |
| 2004 | 462 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1,064 | 0 |
| 2002 | 801 | 13 |
| 2001 | 370 | 171 |
| 2000 | 442 | 218 |
| 1999 | 2,786 | 208 |
| 1998 | 1,123 | 321 |
| 1997 | 2 | 185 |
| 1996 | 52 | 145 |
| 1995 | 1,029 | 44 |
| 1994 | 75 | 28 |
| 1993 | 124 | 279 |
| 1992 | 1,014 | 151 |
| 1991 | 6,388 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19,190 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18,770 | 60 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time