This statistic shows the number of fatalities due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2018, by the responsible terrorist group. In that year, 8,508 people were killed by terrorist attacks attributed to the Taliban.
Number of fatalities due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2018, by responsible terrorist group
Number of attacks
Taliban
8,508
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
2,221
Boko Haram
1,327
Islamic State- Khorasan Province
1,203
Fulani extremists
1,188
Al-Shabaab
1,149
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah)
659
Maoists/ Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (October 31, 2019). Number of fatalities due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2018, by responsible terrorist group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/517683/ten-most-violent-terrorist-groups-2015-by-number-of-attacks/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of fatalities due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2018, by responsible terrorist group." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517683/ten-most-violent-terrorist-groups-2015-by-number-of-attacks/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2019). Number of fatalities due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2018, by responsible terrorist group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517683/ten-most-violent-terrorist-groups-2015-by-number-of-attacks/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of Fatalities Due to Terrorist Attacks Worldwide in 2018, by Responsible Terrorist Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/517683/ten-most-violent-terrorist-groups-2015-by-number-of-attacks/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, Number of fatalities due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2018, by responsible terrorist group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/517683/ten-most-violent-terrorist-groups-2015-by-number-of-attacks/ (last visited May 27, 2020)
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