Terrorism > Terrorist Acts > 1968-2006 > Fatalities per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Terrorist Incidents by country from 1968 to 2006. Data for 1968-1997 covers only international incidents.Data for 1998-Present covers both domestic and international incidents. NOTE: Data for Chechnya: 232 incidences; 777 injuries; 371 fatalities. Data for Czechoslovakia: 2 incidences; 1 injury. Data for Kosovo alone: 130 incidences; 127 injuries; 51 fatalities. Data for Montenegro alone: 13 incidences; 1 fatality. Data for Northern Ireland: 696 incidences; 214 injuries; 72 fatalities. Data for Federal Republic of Germany: 459 incidences; 697 injuries; 93 fatalities. Data for German Democratic Republic: 6 incidences; 10 injuries; 1 fatality. German totals above invlude the Federal Republic and the Democratic Republic, as well as Germany from 1990. Benin incudes incidences which happened under the name Dahomey. Namibia incudes incidences which happened under the name SWAf. Data for Democratic Republic of Congo includes incidences which happened under the name Zaire and Belgian Congo. Zimbabwe incudes incidences which happened under the name Rhodesia. Data for Western Sahara: 3 incidences; 3 injuries; 9 fatalities. Data for Transkei: 1 incidence. Data for Kashmir: 947 incidences; 2340 injuries; 1467 fatalities. West Bank includes the Gaza Strip. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IraqIraq	419.04	2006
2	LebanonLebanon	312.76	2006
3	BarbadosBarbados	265.53	2006
4	IsraelIsrael	206.13	2006
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	58.45	2006
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	45.65	2006
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	36.24	2006
5	AfghanistanAfghanistan	34.65	2006
6	ColombiaColombia	31.91	2006
7	AlgeriaAlgeria	28.49	2006
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	27.17	2006
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	24.65	2006
8	CyprusCyprus	23.85	2006
9	AngolaAngola	20.91	2006
10	UgandaUganda	18.38	2006
11	ChadChad	17.38	2006
12	JordanJordan	16.62	2006
13	DjiboutiDjibouti	15.24	2006
14	KuwaitKuwait	14.06	2006
15	BahrainBahrain	13.67	2006
16	GreeceGreece	13.37	2006
17	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	12.38	2006
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	11.77	2006
18	MauritaniaMauritania	11.74	2006
19	GeorgiaGeorgia	11.6	2006
20	SomaliaSomalia	11.4	2006
21	East TimorEast Timor	10.84	2006
22	United StatesUnited States	10.82	2006
23	El SalvadorEl Salvador	10.66	2006
24	CanadaCanada	10.38	2006
25	PakistanPakistan	9.66	2006
26	Sri LankaSri Lanka	9.57	2006
27	RussiaRussia	9.52	2006
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	9.34	2006
28	TajikistanTajikistan	7.62	2006
29	TurkeyTurkey	7.61	2006
30	SyriaSyria	7.6	2006
31	PanamaPanama	7.29	2006
32	GuatemalaGuatemala	7.16	2006
33	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	7.08	2006
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	6.97	2006
34	PeruPeru	6.96	2006
35	PhilippinesPhilippines	6.78	2006
36	ThailandThailand	6.65	2006
37	KenyaKenya	6.58	2006
38	SpainSpain	6.51	2006
39	ZimbabweZimbabwe	6.13	2006
40	NepalNepal	6.12	2006
41	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	6.04	2006
42	CambodiaCambodia	5.68	2006
43	YemenYemen	5.52	2006
44	SwazilandSwaziland	5.37	2006
45	HondurasHonduras	5.26	2006
46	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	5.17	2006
47	MaltaMalta	4.92	2006
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	4.84	2006
48	NicaraguaNicaragua	4.71	2006
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	4.7	2006
49	ArgentinaArgentina	4.49	2006
50	EgyptEgypt	4.19	2006
51	MalaysiaMalaysia	4.18	2006
52	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	3.88	2006
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	3.8	2006
53	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	3.79	2006
54	SwedenSweden	3.74	2006
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	3.52	2006
55	BurundiBurundi	3.36	2006
56	LiberiaLiberia	3.25	2006
57	EritreaEritrea	3.18	2006
58	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	3.1	2006
59	TunisiaTunisia	3.06	2006
60	The BahamasThe Bahamas	2.98	2006
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	2.96	2006
61	FranceFrance	2.88	2006
62	SudanSudan	2.81	2006
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	2.75	2006
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	2.6	2006
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	2.6	2006
63	EthiopiaEthiopia	2.5	2006
64	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	2.24	2006
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	2.23	2006
65	IndonesiaIndonesia	2.08	2006
66	QatarQatar	2.07	2006
67	AustriaAustria	2.06	2006
68	SurinameSuriname	1.98	2006
69	EcuadorEcuador	1.93	2006
70	AlbaniaAlbania	1.89	2006
71	IrelandIreland	1.88	2006
72	BelgiumBelgium	1.8	2006
73	BurmaBurma	1.76	2006
74	VenezuelaVenezuela	1.73	2006
75	MozambiqueMozambique	1.71	2006
76	NetherlandsNetherlands	1.65	2006
77	OmanOman	1.57	2006
78	MoroccoMorocco	1.51	2006
79	ItalyItaly	1.46	2006
80	BangladeshBangladesh	1.43	2006
81	GabonGabon	1.42	2006
82	LibyaLibya	1.41	2006
83	IndiaIndia	1.36	2006
84	IranIran	1.25	2006
85	RwandaRwanda	1.24	2006
86	GermanyGermany	1.15	2006
87	BotswanaBotswana	1.05	2006
88	LesothoLesotho	1.03	2006
89	PortugalPortugal	0.85	2006
90	ZambiaZambia	0.849	2006
91	BoliviaBolivia	0.841	2006
92	ParaguayParaguay	0.831	2006
93	United Arab EmiratesUAE	0.82	2006
94	UzbekistanUzbekistan	0.793	2006
95	EstoniaEstonia	0.744	2006
96	ArmeniaArmenia	0.666	2006
97	HaitiHaiti	0.533	2006
98	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	0.526	2006
99	LaosLaos	0.509	2006
100	NamibiaNamibia	0.487	2006
101	Costa RicaCosta Rica	0.455	2006
102	CroatiaCroatia	0.45	2006
103	AustraliaAustralia	0.435	2006
104	UruguayUruguay	0.3	2006
105	MoldovaMoldova	0.279	2006
106	TanzaniaTanzania	0.275	2006
107	BulgariaBulgaria	0.26	2006
108	South AfricaSouth Africa	0.251	2006
109	New ZealandNew Zealand	0.239	2006
110	RomaniaRomania	0.232	2006
111	NorwayNorway	0.215	2006
112	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	0.211	2006
113	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	0.208	2006
114	South KoreaSouth Korea	0.207	2006
115	SlovakiaSlovakia	0.185	2006
116	DenmarkDenmark	0.184	2006
117	CubaCuba	0.177	2006
118	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	0.17	2006
119	MexicoMexico	0.161	2006
120	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.16	2006
121	JapanJapan	0.149	2006
122	ChileChile	0.121	2006
123	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	0.0899	2006
124	UkraineUkraine	0.0855	2006
125	PolandPoland	0.0787	2006
126	KazakhstanKazakhstan	0.0653	2006
127	ChinaChina	0.0534	2006
128	BrazilBrazil	0.0532	2006
129	NigeriaNigeria	0.00698	2006
=130	MadagascarMadagascar	0.0	2006
=130	FinlandFinland	0.0	2006
=130	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	0.0	2006
=130	GuineaGuinea	0.0	2006
=130	LuxembourgLuxembourg	0.0	2006
=130	Hong KongHong Kong	0.0	2006
=130	FijiFiji	0.0	2006
=130	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	0.0	2006
=130	HungaryHungary	0.0	2006
=130	LithuaniaLithuania	0.0	2006
=130	GhanaGhana	0.0	2006
=130	SloveniaSlovenia	0.0	2006
=130	JamaicaJamaica	0.0	2006
=130	BeninBenin	0.0	2006
=130	VietnamVietnam	0.0	2006
=130	MaliMali	0.0	2006
=130	LatviaLatvia	0.0	2006
=130	NigerNiger	0.0	2006
=130	BelarusBelarus	0.0	2006
=130	GrenadaGrenada	0.0	2006
=130	IcelandIceland	0.0	2006
=130	GuyanaGuyana	0.0	2006
=130	SingaporeSingapore	0.0	2006

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