Afghanistan
Deaths in conflicts in Afghanistan
Deaths in conflicts in Afghanistan: 5,411 deaths in 1989 and 1,498 deaths in 2022, by UCDP estimates.
- Latest, 2022
- 1,498 deaths
- Since 1989
- −3,913 deaths
- Rank, 2022
- 12 of 198
- counting from the highest
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- The highest was 36,370 deaths in 2021, the lowest 809 deaths in 2004.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,498 |
| 2021 | 36,370 |
| 2020 | 20,810 |
| 2019 | 30,390 |
| 2018 | 26,820 |
| 2017 | 19,740 |
| 2016 | 18,670 |
| 2015 | 17,930 |
| 2014 | 12,500 |
| 2013 | 8,104 |
| 2012 | 7,754 |
| 2011 | 7,560 |
| 2010 | 7,151 |
| 2009 | 6,488 |
| 2008 | 5,644 |
| 2007 | 6,911 |
| 2006 | 4,958 |
| 2005 | 1,700 |
| 2004 | 809 |
| 2003 | 922 |
| 2002 | 1,131 |
| 2001 | 5,553 |
| 2000 | 5,387 |
| 1999 | 5,074 |
| 1998 | 12,150 |
| 1997 | 6,719 |
| 1996 | 3,574 |
| 1995 | 5,610 |
| 1994 | 9,055 |
| 1993 | 4,097 |
| 1992 | 4,366 |
| 1991 | 3,553 |
| 1990 | 1,514 |
| 1989 | 5,411 |
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
Afghanistan in numbers
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Military
- Military spending1.83% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollars$8.55M in 1977
- Military spending per person$7 in 2021
- Military share of state spending5% of government spending in 2020
- Armed forces personnel165,000 people in 2020
- National power0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.82% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports65 million TIV in 2021
- Arms exports1 million TIV in 1992