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Updated 14 October 2026

Deaths in today's wars

Reported and documented deaths in the major wars of today, by side. Every figure has a source, a type of source and a reference date. Behind every figure are people who were killed.

Killed in wars today

About 566 people are killed every day in the wars on this site, on average one every 2.5 minutes. The counter follows that average from midnight, with the irregular intervals of real events. It is an estimate based on the past twelve months (September 2025 to August 2026, UCDP), not a report of actual deaths today. How the counter works

Where people were killed

One circle for each war, at the centre of the places where people were killed. The larger the circle, the more deaths in the chosen period, counted by UCDP in the same way for every war.

Equal Earth projection, land from Natural Earth, no borders. The circles are compared within the chosen period, and the sizes are compressed so that smaller wars stay visible: ten times as many deaths makes a circle twice as wide. An open circle means that no deaths were recorded in that period. UCDP data run about six weeks behind, so the last month is the latest month in the data. For the wars with their own sources, the map also uses UCDP, so its figure can differ from the figures in the list.

The wars are listed by the number of deaths in the past twelve months (September 2025 to August 2026), counted by UCDP in the same way for every war, so the deadliest current wars come first.

Russia and Ukraine

Since 24 February 2022 · Day 1,694

Past 12 months: 85,632

Russia

Civilians

No reliable figure

no consistent count of civilians killed in Russia is published

The UN cannot verify civilian deaths in Russia

Military

276,113

military deaths confirmed by name

Type of source: Confirmed by name Mediazona and BBC News Russian, 9 Oct 2026

Ukraine

Civilians

17,257

civilians killed, verified by the UN

Type of source: Verified by UN OHCHR, up to 31 Aug 2026

Military

55,000

soldiers killed, according to the President of Ukraine

Type of source: Official Statement of 4 Feb 2026

Sudan

Since 15 April 2023 · Day 1,279

Past 12 months: 67,494

All groups

All groups

100,980

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

75,987

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Nigeria

Since 26 July 2009 · Day 6,290

Past 12 months: 7,777

All groups

All groups

68,744

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

18,794

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Sahel

Since 17 January 2012 · Day 5,385

Past 12 months: 5,934

All groups

All groups

51,136

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

17,892

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Afghanistan and Pakistan

Since 15 August 2021 · Day 1,887

Past 12 months: 5,627

All groups

All groups

15,331

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

3,370

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Ethiopia

Since April 2023

Past 12 months: 5,315

All groups

All groups

14,611

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

3,359

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Israel and Lebanon

Since 2 March 2026 · Day 227

Past 12 months: 4,322

Israel

45

soldiers, a Defense Ministry contractor and civilians killed on the Lebanon front, documented by name

Type of source: Confirmed by name Times of Israel and other media, up to 12 Oct 2026

Lebanon

4,389

killed, according to the Ministry of Public Health

Type of source: Official Ministry of Public Health, update of 12 Oct 2026

Gaza and Israel

Since 7 October 2023 · Day 1,104

Past 12 months: 4,023

Gaza Strip

74,392

killed, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza

Type of source: Official Report of 14 Oct 2026

Israel

2,347

killed, according to the Ministry of Defense and Bituach Leumi

Type of source: Official Publications of 4 Oct 2026

DR Congo

Since 7 November 2021 · Day 1,803

Past 12 months: 3,918

All groups

All groups

28,279

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

18,444

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Somalia

Since 2008

Past 12 months: 3,762

All groups

All groups

45,119

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

5,593

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Iran

Since 28 February 2026 · Day 229

Past 12 months: 3,729

Iran

Civilians

1,460

civilians killed up to the ceasefire of 8 April, according to the Iranian authorities

Type of source: Official Foundation of Martyrs, up to 8 Apr 2026

Military

2,008

military personnel killed up to 8 April, according to the Iranian authorities

Type of source: Official Foundation of Martyrs, up to 8 Apr 2026

Israel

Civilians

21

civilians killed by Iranian missiles, according to the Israeli government

Type of source: Official Government figures via BBC, up to 18 Jun 2026

Military

No reliable figure

no soldiers killed by Iranian fire have been reported

United States

Civilians

No reliable figure

no US civilians killed by Iranian fire have been reported

Military

21

service members who died in the operations against Iran, according to the Department of Defense

Type of source: Official Department of Defense, 9 Oct 2026

Yemen

Since 26 March 2015 · Day 4,221

Past 12 months: 2,492

All groups

All groups

62,774

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

8,880

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Myanmar

Since 1 February 2021 · Day 2,082

Past 12 months: 1,922

All groups

All groups

14,079

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

8,948

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Colombia

Since 24 November 2016 · Day 3,612

Past 12 months: 1,637

All groups

All groups

5,483

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

2,155

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Haiti

Since 29 February 2024 · Day 959

Past 12 months: 945

All groups

All groups

3,989

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

2,306

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

South Sudan

Since March 2025

Past 12 months: 799

All groups

All groups

1,187

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

336

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Syria

Since 8 December 2024 · Day 676

Past 12 months: 674

All groups

All groups

4,458

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

2,609

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Cameroon

Since 1 October 2017 · Day 3,301

Past 12 months: 470

All groups

All groups

6,066

deaths from organised violence, best estimate

Civilians

2,354

civilians killed, best estimate

Type of source: Monitor UCDP, up to 31 Aug 2026

Which wars are listed

A war is listed when at least 1,000 people were killed in armed violence in the past twelve months. Organised crime does not count as a war.

All wars that meet this threshold are listed. The list is checked every quarter.

Method

Types of source

Figures from different types of source measure different things. They are shown side by side and never added up.

Type of source: Official
Reported by a government or public body of one of the parties to the war.
Type of source: Verified by UN
Verified case by case by the United Nations. This is a minimum: the actual number is higher.
Type of source: Confirmed by name
Documented person by person by independent journalists or researchers. This is a minimum: not every death is made public.
Type of source: Monitor
Counted event by event by an independent research institute, from media reports and other sources.
Type of source: Estimate
A statistical or scientific estimate. Shown as context only, never as a counter.