This statistic shows the number of times each year a terrorist attack killed more than 100 people from 1978 until 2014. In 2014, 26 terrorist attacks killed more than 100 people. That was the highest number since 1983 when 14 terror attacks killed more than 100 people.
Number of terrorist attacks killing more than 100 people worldwide from 1978 to 2014
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Statistics on Terrorism
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Terrorism - number of attacks worldwide 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Terrorist attacks in 2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - number of fatalities worldwide 2006-2020
- Premium Statistic Fatalities due to terrorism worldwide, by country 2020
- Basic Statistic Countries with the highest number of deaths by terrorism 2021
- Basic Statistic Global terrorism index 2021
- Premium Statistic Biggest perceived threats to global society 2021, by event
Terrorist attacks
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- Basic Statistic Terrorist attacks by region 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Attack types used terrorist attacks worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Terrorist attacks worldwide 2020, by target type
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - global kidnappings 2007-2020
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - attacks in Iraq 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - attacks in Afghanistan 2007-2020
- Premium Statistic Most expensive terrorist attacks worldwide 2019, by insured property losses
Fatalities and injuries
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- Basic Statistic The 20 worst terrorist attacks by number of fatalities 2021
- Basic Statistic Countries most impacted by terrorism: number of injured 2021
- Basic Statistic Countries most impacted by terrorism: number of deaths 2021
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - number of people injured worldwide 2007-2020
- Basic Statistic Deadliest terrorist attacks worldwide 1970-2020, by number of fatalities
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - deaths in Afghanistan 2007-2020
- Basic Statistic Terrorism - deaths in Iraq 2006-2020
Perpetrators
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- Premium Statistic Number of terrorist attacks worldwide 2020, by perpetrator
- Premium Statistic Deaths due to terrorist attacks worldwide, by perpetrator 2020
- Basic Statistic Annual change in terrorist attacks worldwide 2019-2020, by perpetrator group
- Basic Statistic Annual change in fatalities of terrorism worldwide 2019-2020, by perpetrator group
Terrorism in the United States
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- Premium Statistic Total number of terrorist attacks in the United States 1995-2020
- Premium Statistic Fatalities of private U.S. citizens from terrorism worldwide by country 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. citizens injured by terrorist attacks worldwide by country 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Terrorists in the United States since 9/11 as of November 2022, by year and gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of residency status of terrorists in the U.S. since 9/11, as of 2022
Further related statistics
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- Groups responsible for the most coordinated terrorist attacks between 2000 and 2014
- Most active perpetrators of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, 2000-2014
- Average number of people killed in terrorist attacks, by weapons used, 2000-2014
- Most active perpetrators of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil 1990-1999
- U.S. states who fell victim to the most terrorist attacks, 2000-2014
- Number of people killed by Al Qaeda in the U.S. from 1900 to 2014, by race
- Number of people killed by Al Qaeda in the U.S. from 1900 to 2014, by age
- Number of people killed by Al Qaeda in the U.S. from 1900 to 2014, by sex
- Number of terrorist attacks killing more than 100 people by country, 1978-2014
- Al Qaeda attacks on U.S. soil from 1900 to 2014, by primary weapon used
- Number of terrorist attacks in the United States monthly in 2016
- Terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure in the U.S., by sector,1970-2015
- Terrorist attacks in the United States by fatalities and injuries 2018
- Terrorism: U.S. commercial facilities targeted 1970-2015, by sector
- Fear of terrorist attacks in the United States 2013
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- Groups responsible for the most coordinated terrorist attacks between 2000 and 2014
- Most active perpetrators of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, 2000-2014
- Average number of people killed in terrorist attacks, by weapons used, 2000-2014
- Most active perpetrators of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil 1990-1999
- U.S. states who fell victim to the most terrorist attacks, 2000-2014
- Number of people killed by Al Qaeda in the U.S. from 1900 to 2014, by race
- Number of people killed by Al Qaeda in the U.S. from 1900 to 2014, by age
- Number of people killed by Al Qaeda in the U.S. from 1900 to 2014, by sex
- Number of terrorist attacks killing more than 100 people by country, 1978-2014
- Al Qaeda attacks on U.S. soil from 1900 to 2014, by primary weapon used
- Number of terrorist attacks in the United States monthly in 2016
- Terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure in the U.S., by sector,1970-2015
- Terrorist attacks in the United States by fatalities and injuries 2018
- Terrorism: U.S. commercial facilities targeted 1970-2015, by sector
- Fear of terrorist attacks in the United States 2013
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (November 16, 2015). Number of terrorist attacks killing more than 100 people worldwide from 1978 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/592584/terror-attacks-killing-more-than-100-people/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of terrorist attacks killing more than 100 people worldwide from 1978 to 2014 ." Chart. November 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592584/terror-attacks-killing-more-than-100-people/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2015). Number of terrorist attacks killing more than 100 people worldwide from 1978 to 2014 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592584/terror-attacks-killing-more-than-100-people/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of Terrorist Attacks Killing More than 100 People Worldwide from 1978 to 2014 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592584/terror-attacks-killing-more-than-100-people/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, Number of terrorist attacks killing more than 100 people worldwide from 1978 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592584/terror-attacks-killing-more-than-100-people/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Number of terrorist attacks killing more than 100 people worldwide from 1978 to 2014 [Graph], National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, November 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/592584/terror-attacks-killing-more-than-100-people/