Cost of Myanmar coup, 100 days on

More than 700 people have been killed in Myanmar since the military seized power on February 1, according to a local monitoring group, as security forces have sought to suppress near-daily protests
    
Protesters in Yangon, May 6


DEATHS IN MYANMAR
People killed per week
in violence since Feb 1 coup

Total deaths
780 (to May 9)

Feb 8: First civilian death
Mar 14: More than 110 deaths
Mar 27 160 deaths
Apr 9: More than 80 deaths

200 
150
100
50
0 	1 6 16 30 144 88 233 71 127 31 8 14 11
	FEB	      MAR	    APR	    MAY


4,900 Approximate number of people arrested as of May 9. More than 3,800 people remain under detention

10% Percentage contraction in Myanmar economy in 2021, according to forecasts by World Bank

50% Percentage of Myanmar’s population that could be living in poverty by 2022 (UN Development Programme estimate)


Sources: AFP, AAPP 
Picture: Getty Images 
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