In 2020, one private citizen was killed by terrorist activities in Yemen and one in the United Kingdom. The number of fatalities of private U.S. citizens due to terrorist attacks worldwide was very low in 2020 likely because of the COVID-19 pandemic and related a low amount of people travelling to foreign countries.
Number of fatalities of private U.S. citizens due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2020, by country
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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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- Fatal incidences of terrorism in the EU 2017
- Fatal incidences of terrorism from vehicle attacks in the EU 2016-2017
- Colombia: number of attacks by armed groups 2013-2017
- Non-militant fatalities from terrorist attacks by region in 2015
- Worst terrorist attacks in terms of fatalities in the United Kingdom 1970-2022
- Terrorism - kidnappings of private U.S. citizens 2011
- Colombia: armed conflict fatalities 1958-2018, by category
- Fatalities in state-based conflicts in Asia 2021
- Vehicle occupant deaths by sex and age in U.S. road traffic 2017
- Number of fatal accidents of western-built jets globally 2005-2014
- Deaths from tropical diseases
- Deaths in nonsmokers caused by secondhand smoke
- Road traffic fatalities 2020, by region
- U.S. traffic crashes - total pedestrian fatalities by gender 2016
- Number of fatalities from marine accident within Hong Kong waters 2008-2018
- Number of law enforcement officer fatalities in the U.S. 2021 by jurisdiction
- Road accident fatalities in Bihar India 2014-2020
- Terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure in the U.S., by sector,1970-2015
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- Colombia: number of attacks by armed groups 2013-2017
- Non-militant fatalities from terrorist attacks by region in 2015
- Worst terrorist attacks in terms of fatalities in the United Kingdom 1970-2022
- Terrorism - kidnappings of private U.S. citizens 2011
- Colombia: armed conflict fatalities 1958-2018, by category
- Fatalities in state-based conflicts in Asia 2021
- Vehicle occupant deaths by sex and age in U.S. road traffic 2017
- Number of fatal accidents of western-built jets globally 2005-2014
- Deaths from tropical diseases
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- Road traffic fatalities 2020, by region
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- Number of fatalities from marine accident within Hong Kong waters 2008-2018
- Number of law enforcement officer fatalities in the U.S. 2021 by jurisdiction
- Road accident fatalities in Bihar India 2014-2020
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US Department of State. (December 16, 2021). Number of fatalities of private U.S. citizens due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/622687/fatalities-of-private-us-citizens-from-terrorism-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of State. "Number of fatalities of private U.S. citizens due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2020, by country." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622687/fatalities-of-private-us-citizens-from-terrorism-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of State. (2021). Number of fatalities of private U.S. citizens due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/622687/fatalities-of-private-us-citizens-from-terrorism-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of State. "Number of Fatalities of Private U.S. Citizens Due to Terrorist Attacks Worldwide in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622687/fatalities-of-private-us-citizens-from-terrorism-worldwide-by-country/
US Department of State, Number of fatalities of private U.S. citizens due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/622687/fatalities-of-private-us-citizens-from-terrorism-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Number of fatalities of private U.S. citizens due to terrorist attacks worldwide in 2020, by country [Graph], US Department of State, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/622687/fatalities-of-private-us-citizens-from-terrorism-worldwide-by-country/