Table 2

Countries in conflict2-150

Countries in conflict in 19952-151 2-152 2-153 U5MR Rank2-154
Angola 2
Sierra Leone 3
Djibouti =3
Afghanistan 5
Liberia 9
Somalia 10
Uganda 18
Burundi 20
Cambodia 21
Burma 29
Rwanda 32
India/Kashmir 39
Sudan 40
Papua New Guinea 48
Tajikistan 51
Indonesia/East Timor 53
Guatemala 58
South Africa 59
Algeria 62
Peru 65
Philippines 67
Turkey 71
Equador 77
Lebanon 80
Colombia 83
Russian Federation 93
Sri Lanka 110
Bosnia and Herzegovina 113
Croatia 118
Israel 132
UK 141

  • ↵2-150 Conflict defined as hostilities which have resulted in more than 1000 deaths since the hostilities began.

  • ↵2-151 Countries with ongoing armed conflicts and conflicts in which hostilities ceased during 1995 or 1996.

  • ↵2-152 Countries in bold indicate the participation of children (not necessarily government forces) aged less than 15 years.

  • ↵2-153 Countries in italics indicate the participation of children (not necessarily government forces) aged less than 18 years.

  • ↵2-154 Rank (out of 150 countries) in descending order of their estimated 1995 under 5 mortality rate (U5MR). The lower the number, the higher the mortality rate.