Major attacks on aid workers: Summary statistics

Last updated: April 28, 2022

Data verified up to: December 31, 2020

More current data is available by accessing the database.

	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Number of incidents	283	276	229	159	163	150	193	265	170	152	130	155	165	124	107	74	63	63	46	29	42	32	26	35
Total aid worker victims	484	481	409	314	295	290	333	474	277	309	250	295	278	221	240	172	125	143	85	90	91	68	68	75
Total killed	117	125	131	139	109	111	123	159	71	86	73	108	127	91	88	53	56	87	38	27	57	33	35	39
Total injured	242	234	147	103	99	110	89	179	115	127	84	94	91	87	87	96	46	49	23	20	23	15	15	6
Total kidnapped*	125	122	131	72	87	69	121	136	91	96	93	93	60	43	65	23	23	7	24	43	11	20	18	30
International victims	25	27	29	28	43	30	33	60	49	29	41	74	51	35	26	14	24	26	17	28	21	25	22	30
National victims	459	454	380	286	252	260	300	414	228	280	209	221	227	186	214	158	101	117	68	62	70	43	46	45
UN staff	58	37	70	48	71	44	64	115	48	92	44	103	65	39	61	27	11	31	18	28	31	17	21	23
International NGO staff	228	260	186	109	161	173	152	142	97	135	150	128	158	133	111	108	69	69	49	48	46	31	11	32
ICRC staff	8	2	5	14	10	3	16	14	3	5	10	8	5	4	10	3	1	8	7	11	9	7	26	9
NRCS and IFRC staff	20	14	20	60	11	28	27	44	24	10	1	25	2	8	17	5	11	20	5	3	0	7	7	10
NNGO staff	168	154	128	83	40	39	71	145	92	67	45	31	43	27	37	27	32	15	5	0	4	6	3	0