Countries most impacted by terrorism: number of fatalities

In 2022, Afghanistan was the country most impacted by terrorism worldwide, but Burkina Faso recorded the highest number of fatalities from terrorism. The three countries with the highest number of deaths by terrorism were located in Africa.

Number of deaths in the countries most impacted by terrorism in 2022

Characteristic	Number of people killed
Burkina Faso	1,135
Mali	944
Somalia	755
Pakistan	643
Afghanistan	633
Syria	447
Myanmar	415
Nigeria	385
Niger	198
Iraq	174

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians).

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