Global terror attacks rise sharply in 2013

There were nearly 10,000 terrorist attacks in 2013 – 44 percent more than the year before – resulting in the deaths of almost 18,000 people, according to a global study by the Institute for Economics and Peace
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IMPACT OF TERRORISM, 2013

None

Highest

No data
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SHARE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM DEATHS, Iraq 35.4%

Afghanistan 17.3%

Pakistan 13.1%

Nigeria 10.2% 

Syria 6.0%

Rest of world 18.0%

Total deaths 17,958
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NUMBER OF TERROR ATTACKS 2000-2013

Rest of world

2000

02

04

06

08

10

12

14

Global total

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria

Source: Global Terrorism Index  2013 Picture: Associated Press

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