Deadliness of Interstate Conflict Decreased After World War II

Number of deaths per one million people worldwide from interstate conflicts

Bar chart shows the global death rate from interstate conflicts plummet after the Korean War, with very low rates in the 1990s and and 2000s.

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Data prior to 1989 is from PRIO, and afterwards is from UCDP.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo via Our World in Data.Get the data