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country |
brief description |
dates |
deaths: # |
% of population |
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Democratic Republic of Congo |
Civil war (ouster of Mobutu & aftermath) |
1996-2005 |
3,800,000 |
7.6 |
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Sudan |
Ethnic war (North-South) |
1984-2004 |
2,000,000 |
7.3 |
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Afghanistan |
Civil war with major foreign involvement |
1978- |
1,500,000 |
8.5 |
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Mozambique |
Civil war (RENAMO) |
1975-1992 |
1,000,000 |
7.5 |
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Rwanda |
Ethnic violence and genocide |
1994 |
850,000 |
16.1 |
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Angola |
Civil war (UNITA) |
1975-2002 |
800,000 |
8.7 |
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Ethiopia |
Ethnic warfare (Eritreans & others) |
1974-1991 |
750,000 |
1.6 |
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Iraq-US |
Invasion, ouster of Hussein-Ba'athist regime, occupation |
2003- |
400,000 |
1.7 |
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Burundi |
Ethnic warfare |
1993-2006 |
300,000 |
4.4 |
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Somalia |
Civil war |
1988- |
300,000 |
3.7 |
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Guatemala |
Civil war |
1966-1996 |
200,000 |
2.9 |
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East Timor-Indonesia |
Colonial war |
1975-1999 |
200,000 |
29.6 |
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Iraq |
Ethnic warfare (Kurds) |
1961-1996 |
150,000 |
1.2 |
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Iraq-Kuwait |
Inter-state war (Gulf War) |
1990-1991 |
150,000 |
0.8 |
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Lebanon |
Ethnic war (various) |
1975-1990 |
150,000 |
4.8 |
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Liberia |
Civil war |
1989-2003 |
150,000 |
5.4 |
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Algeria |
Civil warfare (Islamic militants) |
1991-2004 |
150,000 |
0.5 |
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Burma (Myanmar) |
Ethnic war (Karen, Shan & others) |
1948- |
130,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Bosnia |
Ethnic war (Serbs, Croats, Muslims) |
1992-1995 |
125,000 |
3.6 |
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Sudan |
Ethnic violence (Darfur) |
2003- |
120,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Ethiopia-Eritrea |
Inter-state war |
1998-2000 |
100,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Russia-Chechnya |
Civil war (Chechnya secession) |
1994- |
90,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Chad |
Civil war |
1965- |
75,000 |
1.4 |
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El Salvador |
Civil war (FMLN) |
1979-1992 |
75,000 |
1.6 |
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Philippines |
Ethnic conflict (Moros) |
1972- |
75,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Sri Lanka |
Ethnic conflict (Tamils) |
1983- |
70,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Colombia |
Civil violence (insurgency & drug lords) |
1964- |
50,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Croatia |
Ethnic conflict |
1991-1995 |
40,000 |
0.9 |
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Tajikistan |
Civil war |
1992-1998 |
40,000 |
0.7 |
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India |
Ethnic conflict (Kashmir) |
1989- |
35,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Philippines |
Civil war (New Peoples Army) |
1972- |
35,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Turkey |
Ethnic conflict (Kurds) |
1984- |
35,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Peru |
Civil violence (Sendero Luminoso) |
1982-1997 |
30,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Sierra Leone |
Civil/ethnic conflict (RUF/Mende) |
1991-2001 |
30,000 |
0.6 |
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India |
Ethnic conflict (Northeast tribals) |
1952- |
25,000 |
< 0.5 |
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India |
Ethnic conflict (Sikhs) |
1983-1993 |
25,000 |
< 0.5 |
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Iraq |
Ethnic conflict (Shia) |
1979-1998 |
25,000 |
< 0.5 |
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