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Global · War
Deaths in 2026
Every number represents a life.
Partial coverage · not a worldwide death toll
Reported deaths · available 2026 series
11,73911,739
Published figure: 11,739 · One-time animation, not a live death counter.
Civilians · documented partial series
≥ 3,342
Children · reported partial series
≥ 280
All-side worldwide total: unavailable
Different periods and verification standards. Children overlap other totals; do not add these figures.
Population totals do not exclude combatants where the source includes them. Large military and geographic gaps remain. The sum mixes documented civilian series and WHO estimates; it is not an independently verified total. No extrapolation to today. Checked 2026-10-05.
Source dates and coverage
Selected, non-overlapping 2026 source series only. Civilian series and WHO population estimates have different verification standards and end dates. The reported sum is not a verified worldwide total, not an all-side combatant count, and excludes indirect deaths.
Children: Ukraine August only; North Kordofan May–June only; Lebanon 2 March–17 June. Not annual totals for these countries. Sudan’s 330 killed-or-injured children are not counted as 330 deaths. Iranian post-June data is incomplete. Yemen is a recent escalation series with an unspecified exact starting day.
AI estimate · not a verified count
Best available baseline projections for source-covered populations. These are partial scopes, not an estimate of the worldwide or all-side death toll. No defensible numeric estimate is available for the remaining gaps.
Civilian protection, diplomacy and cross-border consequences.
2026 coverage by conflict
See source periods below; unavailable does not mean zero.
These columns require complete comparable year-to-date totals. Partial source series appear above and on conflict pages; blank knowledge is never displayed as zero. Combatant deaths across all sides remain unverified in the checked reporting.
Fourteen major conflict contexts; the list is not exhaustive. Country editions change priorities; casualty evidence stays consistent. Source briefings are in English.
Iran; WHO regional escalation estimate · WHO published estimate; may be revised
Reporting period: 2026-02-28 → 2026-09-14
WHO’s September situation report describes renewed hostilities in Iran after 30 August and disruption to medicines and hospital power. Its casualty table gives separate estimates for Iran, Israel and Iraq. These estimates can change and are not independently verified military or civilian-only counts.
A complete 2026 all-side total and matching civilian/child breakdown could not be verified from the checked sources. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
These country estimates do not constitute the total for every party or theatre. Injury definitions and reporting completeness vary. WHO’s 14 September table repeats an Iranian cumulative figure whose post-June updates remain incomplete; 60 additional deaths in 27 June–24 July are discussed separately and are not silently added. A report cutoff is not proof that every country series is complete through that day.
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Injured
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Iran; WHO regional escalation estimate 2026-02-28 → 2026-09-14
Verified civilians in Ukraine; excludes military deaths and casualties in Russia · UN verified; minimum
Reporting period: 2022-02-24 → 2026-08-31
OHCHR recorded 372 civilian deaths and 2,349 injuries in August. Its verified January–August toll exceeds the number of civilian casualties documented across the whole of 2025. Civilian totals exclude combatants and remain an undercount where monitors cannot verify reports.
Children: ≥ 15 · Verified children in Ukraine, August only; 5 boys and 10 girls · 2026-08-01 → 2026-08-31 · Source
A complete 2026 all-side total and matching civilian/child breakdown could not be verified from the checked sources. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
No independently verified combined military death or injury total is included. Figures reflect the report’s revised historical series, not the sum of older monthly headlines.
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Injured
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Verified civilians in Ukraine; excludes military deaths and casualties in Russia 2022-02-24 → 2026-08-31
Palestinians in Gaza; civilian/combatant breakdown unavailable · Health ministry reported, relayed by OCHA; not fully UN verified
Reporting period: 2023-10-07 → 2026-09-23
OCHA’s 23 September snapshot lists 73,922 Palestinian deaths and 174,995 injuries reported by Gaza’s health ministry since October 2023. These are reported population totals, not a verified civilian-only breakdown. A separate OCHA update describes continued strikes and severe shelter shortages.
A complete 2026 all-side total and matching civilian/child breakdown could not be verified from the checked sources. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
The Israeli early-attack and military series are separate. Missing people, recovered remains and retroactive identification prevent treating an increase in the cumulative total as deaths that occurred in 2026.
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Injured
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Palestinians in Gaza; civilian/combatant breakdown unavailable 2023-10-07 → 2026-09-23
73,922
174,995
Source Health ministry reported, relayed by OCHA; not fully UN verified
Israel and immediate aftermath; includes foreign nationals; deaths over 1,200 and injuries approximately 5,400 2023-10-07 → Immediate aftermath of 7 October 2023
>1,200
≈5,400
Source Israeli media citing official sources, relayed by OCHA
Israeli soldiers during Gaza ground operation 2023-10-27 → 2026-09-23
All sides, all civilians and combatants across Sudan · Reliable comparable full-war totals unavailable in checked sources
Reporting period: 2023-04-15 → 2026-10-05
At the Human Rights Council’s September briefing, the deputy UN human rights chief reported at least 1,120 civilian deaths from drone strikes during the first half of 2026. The figure covers one form of violence, rather than every death in Sudan’s war.
A complete 2026 all-side total and matching civilian/child breakdown could not be verified from the checked sources. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
The 1,120 figure is a subset, not Sudan’s total. A nationwide injury total is unavailable; displacement and disease deaths are not added to direct fatalities. UNICEF reports 330 children killed OR injured in January–June, not 330 deaths; its separate North Kordofan May–June breakdown reports at least 18 killed and more than 17 injured.
Scope / period
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Injured
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All sides, all civilians and combatants across Sudan 2023-04-15 → 2026-10-05
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Source Reliable comparable full-war totals unavailable in checked sources
Documented civilian deaths from drone strikes only 2026-01-01 → 2026-06-30
≥1,120
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Source UN briefing; at least; transcript is automated, not an official record
Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.
Lebanon; WHO current regional escalation estimate, not the entire conflict since 2023 · WHO published estimate; may be revised
Reporting period: 2026-03-02 → 2026-09-14
WHO reports continued hostilities around Nabatieh and says some displaced families cannot return. The latest selected regional report estimates 4,383 deaths and 12,406 injuries in Lebanon, with data cut off on 14 September.
Children: ≥ 247 · Children in Lebanon during the escalation since 2 March · 2026-03-02 → 2026-06-17 · Source
A complete 2026 all-side total and matching civilian/child breakdown could not be verified from the checked sources. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
A current-escalation count is not a lifetime total. No civilian/combatant split is available in this selected table.
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Injured
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Lebanon; WHO current regional escalation estimate, not the entire conflict since 2023 2026-03-02 → 2026-09-14
Whole Myanmar conflict; all sides · Reliable comparable cumulative killed/injured totals unavailable in checked sources
Reporting period: 2021-02-01 → 2026-10-05
UN human rights officials reported at least 50 people killed and at least 58 injured in a 28 September airstrike on a busy market in Kyauktaw. This incident illustrates continuing civilian exposure; it cannot stand in for the toll of the whole civil war.
A complete 2026 all-side total and matching civilian/child breakdown could not be verified from the checked sources. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
The incident count is explicitly separate from cumulative war casualties and is not included in the annual verified-civilian panel.
Scope / period
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Injured
Source
Whole Myanmar conflict; all sides 2021-02-01 → 2026-10-05
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Source Reliable comparable cumulative killed/injured totals unavailable in checked sources
Kyauktaw market airstrike only 2026-09-28 → 2026-09-28
≥50
≥58
Source Reported incident minimum, relayed by OHCHR
Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.
2026-09-22 · Yemen conflict and Red Sea escalation
Yemen; recent August–September escalation, not the full war or full calendar year · WHO published estimate; may be revised
Reporting period: 2026-08 (exact day unspecified) → 2026-09-14
WHO lists 504 deaths and 2,379 injuries in Yemen in its regional escalation table. This is a limited recent reporting series. It does not measure the full toll of Yemen’s long-running war or indirect deaths from hunger and disease.
A complete 2026 all-side total and matching civilian/child breakdown could not be verified from the checked sources. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
A comparable full-war killed/injured total is unavailable in the sources checked. WHO describes the recent sharp escalation since August; the exact first day of the underlying casualty series is unspecified.
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Yemen; recent August–September escalation, not the full war or full calendar year 2026-08 (exact day unspecified) → 2026-09-14
Whole eastern DR Congo conflict; all sides · Comparable killed/injured totals unavailable in checked sources
Reporting period: Start not consistently defined → 2026-10-05
The Council on Foreign Relations’ tracker, updated on 29 September, describes an unresolved conflict, widespread displacement and incomplete implementation of peace arrangements. This selection does not establish a credible, current cumulative injury or death count for all armed groups and locations.
A complete 2026 all-side total and matching civilian/child breakdown could not be verified from the checked sources. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
Disease deaths and displacement counts are not war-fatality totals. No estimated number has been substituted for a missing total.
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Injured
Source
Whole eastern DR Congo conflict; all sides Unspecified → 2026-10-05
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Source Comparable killed/injured totals unavailable in checked sources
Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source · Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Reporting period: Start not consistently defined → 2026-10-05
ACLED identifies Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger as the core of a regional insurgency involving jihadist groups, state forces and local militias. Its September reporting examines renewed clashes between armed groups. A checked, comparable 2026 total across all sides is not available here.
Comparable calendar-year totals not verified. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
Current conflict context was checked on 5 October. No complete, non-overlapping 2026 all-person, civilian or child casualty breakdown was retrieved. This absence must not be interpreted as zero deaths.
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Injured
Source
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source Unspecified → 2026-10-05
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Source Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source · Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Reporting period: Start not consistently defined → 2026-10-05
ACLED describes al-Shabaab attacks on civilians and government forces and flags the political standoff in Baidoa. This desk includes Somalia in its coverage ledger, while withholding unsupported annual death and injury totals.
Comparable calendar-year totals not verified. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
Current conflict context was checked on 5 October. No complete, non-overlapping 2026 all-person, civilian or child casualty breakdown was retrieved. This absence must not be interpreted as zero deaths.
Scope / period
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Injured
Source
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source Unspecified → 2026-10-05
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Source Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source · Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Reporting period: Start not consistently defined → 2026-10-05
ACLED reports that communal violence, Israeli military activity, the integration of Kurdish-led forces and residual armed groups continue to shape Syria’s security. These distinct fronts cannot be represented by an invented single annual death count.
Comparable calendar-year totals not verified. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
Current conflict context was checked on 5 October. No complete, non-overlapping 2026 all-person, civilian or child casualty breakdown was retrieved. This absence must not be interpreted as zero deaths.
Scope / period
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Injured
Source
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source Unspecified → 2026-10-05
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Source Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source · Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Reporting period: Start not consistently defined → 2026-10-05
ACLED’s late-September alerts report federal and Tigrayan forces fighting around several towns, alongside conflict in other regions. Its 3 October analysis addresses the government’s return to Mekele. The desk has not verified a combined 2026 all-side casualty series.
Comparable calendar-year totals not verified. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
Current conflict context was checked on 5 October. No complete, non-overlapping 2026 all-person, civilian or child casualty breakdown was retrieved. This absence must not be interpreted as zero deaths.
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Injured
Source
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source Unspecified → 2026-10-05
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Source Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.
2026-09-23 · Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict and insurgencies
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source · Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Reporting period: Start not consistently defined → 2026-10-05
ACLED’s September reporting describes Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, while its country profile tracks insurgency and armed violence in Pakistan’s frontier regions. Cross-border fighting and domestic insurgency may overlap in datasets; annual totals require consistent boundaries and deduplication.
Comparable calendar-year totals not verified. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
Current conflict context was checked on 5 October. No complete, non-overlapping 2026 all-person, civilian or child casualty breakdown was retrieved. This absence must not be interpreted as zero deaths.
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Injured
Source
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source Unspecified → 2026-10-05
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Source Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.
2026-09-30 · Nigeria insurgency and armed violence
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source · Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Reporting period: Start not consistently defined → 2026-10-05
ACLED tracks northern insurgencies, widening armed banditry and other forms of organized violence in Nigeria. Its September reporting also examines abductions and ceasefire claims. Not all political violence is warfare; no unfiltered country-wide count is presented as a war total.
Comparable calendar-year totals not verified. Children are subsets, not additional deaths.
Source & limitations
Current conflict context was checked on 5 October. No complete, non-overlapping 2026 all-person, civilian or child casualty breakdown was retrieved. This absence must not be interpreted as zero deaths.
Scope / period
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Injured
Source
All sides; full-conflict totals not established by the checked source Unspecified → 2026-10-05
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Source Source context verified; casualty total unavailable
Checked 2026-10-05. Missing data is unavailable, not zero. Sources can lag behind events.