Nigeria

Deaths in conflicts in Nigeria

Deaths in conflicts in Nigeria: 0 deaths in 1989 and 2,803 deaths in 2022, by UCDP estimates.

Latest, 2022
2,803 deaths
Since 1989
+2,803 deaths
Rank, 2022
8 of 198
counting from the highest
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deaths a year · UCDP

Deaths in conflicts in NigeriaDeaths in conflicts in Nigeria: 0 deaths in 1989 and 2,803 deaths in 2022, by UCDP estimates. The highest was 9,935 deaths in 2014, the lowest 0 deaths in 1989.
Estimates, UCDP

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 9,935 deaths in 2014, the lowest 0 deaths in 1989.

Every year

deaths a year · UCDP

YearNigeria
20222,803
20213,038
20202,912
20192,285
20183,121
20173,568
20163,817
20158,491
20149,935
20133,288
20121,951
20111,821
2010888
2009438
2008379
2007100
2006200
2005162
20042,088
2003426
2002585
20012,362
20002,085
19993,519
1998323
1997562
199680
19950
199486
19931,175
1992942
1991380
199080
19890

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.

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