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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More News On Global Terror-Related Deaths At A Five-Year Low
Far-right terrorism grows in West as global deaths from attacks hit five-year low -- ABC News (Australia)
Afghanistan Stays First in Global Terrorism Index Ranking -- Khaama Press
Top 15 nations worst-hit by terrorism -- Asianet News
Yeah yeah what a stupid statistic
ReplyDeleteThe Wuhan virus is an economic and terror weapon.
Millions will have died of it directly before all this is over
People are terrified
And just because no one says it doesn't mean the Chinese didn't attack us, didn't strike terror in our hearts, didn't murder us in cold blood, didn't destroy our economies
The Chinese state media, if anyone cares to remember, even insulted the US and threatened to sink you in the "mighty waves of the Corona virus"(when they threatened to hold back the PPE they bought up just prior to all of this)
We're at war
And yes this was a terror attack