SDG Indicator 16.1.2 Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by status, sex, age and cause Conflict-related deaths (total), by status, sex, age and cause 2022 Total death rate (Per 100,000 population) Total count (number) 5.5 19,519 By status of person killed Civilian (12 armed conflicts) 1 16,988 Non-civilian (2 out of 12 armed conflicts) 1,464 Unknown (2 out of 12 armed conflicts) 1,067 By sex Male 12,102 Female 3,362 Unknown 4,055 Adult (18 and above) 15,450 Child (Below 18) 1,680 Unknown 2,389 By main cause of death Heavy weapons and explosive munitions 7,062 Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO) 1,425 Unknown 5,975 Small arms and light weapons 3,037 Others2 2,020 Source: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) *This figure includes only documented and verified deaths caused directly by war operations for the armed conflicts in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, State of Palestine and Israel, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen. This figure may vary from other UN civilian casualty figures due to the methodology used that build on UN casualty data while integrating new data sources. Data from 2015 to 2020 have been updated due to the availability of new verified data.