Fewer armed conflicts generate more violence

While the number of armed conflicts raging across the world has fallen dramatically since 2008, fatalities have tripled in the same period, according to the body that monitors global wars
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FATALITIES IN 2014 (Thousands)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Syria: 70,000 killed and 3.4 million refugees of which 1.4m fled to neighbouring states Syrian conflict has resulted in 200,000 deaths since 2011

Iraq Mexico Central America South Sudan

2008 Conflicts 63 Fatalities 56,000

2009 Conflicts 61 Fatalities 59,000

2010 Conflicts 55  Fatalities 49,000

2011 Conflicts 54  Fatalities 87,000

2012 Conflicts 51 Fatalities 110,000

2013 Conflicts 50 Fatalities 113,000

2014 Conflict 42 Fatalities 180,000
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Source: Armed Survey 2015 by International Institute for Strategic Studies

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