Direct Conflict Death

rmed conflict destroys lives and livelihoods. Notwithstanding the appalling human costs of protracted conflict-related violence in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, or Sudan, however, the total number of people dying violently during conflict is relatively low in comparison to those dying indirectly from armed conflict. The rate at which people experience violent deaths in war is also low compared to violent death rates in many countries that are not affected by armed conflict. The average annual number of direct conflict deaths in recent years is likely between 10 and 20 per cent of those violently killed in ostensibly non-conflict environments.