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Global Terror-Related Deaths At A Five-Year Low

The Global Terrorism Index ranks countries in order of those most affected by terrorism.(Supplied) 


The number of deaths around the world caused by terrorism hit a five-year low in 2019, falling 59 percent since 2014, according to a new report by the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). 

The GTI said the decline in deaths has been starkest in Iraq, Syria and Nigeria.

The number of countries that experienced at least one death from terrorism last year sat at 63, the lowest since 2013. 

The Middle East and North Africa have seen an 87 percent drop in terror-related deaths since 2016 and in 2019 reached their lowest levels since 2003. 

Afghanistan remains the country with the most terrorism deaths, while seven of the 10 countries with the largest increases in terrorism were in sub-Saharan Africa. 

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WNU Editor: The Global Terrorism Index 2020 report is here (Click here). 

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