Syrian Arab Republic's battle-related deaths (number of people) was 2,732 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 95.86% from 66,066 in 2014 (27.28% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2,732 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 7,539 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 66,066 | 2014 |
| Highest | 72,013 | 2013 |
| Lowest | 1 | 2004 |
| Average since 2015 | 15,359 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1 | 2004 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Syrian Arab Republic's battle-related deaths (number of people) rose 64.6% on 2023 (from 1,660 to 2,732).
Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was +324.4% and a typical year strayed about 1,188.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4,096.6% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 68.7% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 5,432 a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Syrian Arab Republic had the 7th highest value of the 35 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Syrian Arab Republic | 2,732 | 2024 |
| Low income | 19,414 | 2024 |
Closest to Syrian Arab Republic in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Battle-related deaths refer to those deaths caused by the warring parties that can be directly related to combat. This includes battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities (e.g. hit and-run attacks/ambushes) and all kinds of bombardments of military bases, cities and villages etc. The target for the attacks is either the military forces or representatives for the parties, though there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in the crossfire, indiscriminate bombings, etc. All fatalities, military as well as civilian, incurred in such situations are counted as battle-related deaths.
Limitations: While the best estimate for battle-related deaths is considered a conservative minimum, the high estimate may still undercount actual fatalities due to unreported events, and users are cautioned that the apparent precision of the numbers does not eliminate underlying uncertainty.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 15 values
| Year | Battle-related deaths (number of people) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,732 |
| 2023 | 1,660 |
| 2022 | 966 |
| 2021 | 1,523 |
| 2020 | 4,862 |
| 2019 | 7,539 |
| 2018 | 13,246 |
| 2017 | 25,035 |
| 2016 | 44,938 |
| 2015 | 51,086 |
| 2014 |
Battle-related deaths (number of people) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 260 (2024)
- Algeria — 26 (2020)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 231 (2022)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 123 (2024)
- Iraq — 396 (2024)
- Israel — 21,440 (2024)
- Lebanon — 4,335 (2024)
- Libya — 2 (2024)
- Pakistan — 1,534 (2024)
- Saudi Arabia — 9 (2023)
- Yemen, Rep.
More public sector data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 2 million (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 269,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 5.44% (2020)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 26.6 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 57.89 (2024)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases) — 174,000 (2023)
Every indicator for Syrian Arab Republic is on the Syrian Arab Republic data page.
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Questions people ask
- What is Syrian Arab Republic's battle-related deaths (number of people)?
- 2,732 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is up 273,100% from 1 in 2004 (48.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 72,013 in 2013 and the lowest 1 in 2004.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank?
- 7th highest of 35 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in battle-related deaths (number of people) unusual for Syrian Arab Republic?
- In 2024, Syrian Arab Republic's battle-related deaths (number of people) rose 64.6% on 2023 (from 1,660 to 2,732). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was +324.4% and a typical year strayed about 1,188.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator VC.BTL.DETH, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UCDP Battle-related Deaths Dataset , Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), uri: https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/, publisher: Uppsala University Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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