A chart from Our World in Data showing deaths in armed conflicts worldwide from 1989 to 2026.

A line chart titled 'Deaths in armed conflicts, World' showing data from 1989 to 2026. It features three lines representing high, best, and low estimates. A massive spike is visible in 1994, corresponding with the Rwandan Genocide, followed by a period of relative decline and a recent upward trend starting around 2020.

Deaths in armed conflicts, World Our World in Data Included are deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in armed conflicts that were ongoing that year. 1.8 million 1.6 million 1.4 million 1.2 million 1 million 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 High estimate Best estimate Low estimate 0 1989 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Data source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) OurWorldInData.org/war-and-peace | CC BY Note: 'Best' estimates as identified by UCDP.