Major attacks on aid workers: Summary statistics

Last updated: December 19, 2024

Data verified up to: December 31, 2023

More current data is available by accessing the database.

	2023	2022	2021	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	281	247	272	283	276	229	160	164	150	194	265	170	152	132	156	165	124	107	74	64	63	46	29	42	32	26	35
Total aid worker victims	595	459	466	484	481	409	315	296	290	340	474	277	309	252	300	278	221	240	172	127	143	85	90	91	68	68	75
Total killed	280	118	141	117	125	131	140	109	111	130	159	71	86	74	113	127	91	88	53	56	87	38	27	57	33	35	39
Total injured	224	146	203	242	234	147	103	99	110	89	179	115	127	85	94	91	87	87	96	46	49	23	20	23	15	15	6
Total kidnapped*	91	195	122	125	122	131	72	88	69	121	136	91	96	93	93	60	43	65	23	25	7	24	43	11	20	18	30
International victims	26	23	23	25	27	29	28	43	30	33	60	49	29	42	74	51	35	26	14	26	26	17	28	21	25	22	30
National victims	569	436	443	459	454	380	287	253	260	307	414	228	280	210	226	227	186	214	158	101	117	68	62	70	43	46	45
UN staff	243	76	55	58	37	70	48	71	44	71	115	48	92	44	108	65	39	61	27	11	31	18	28	31	17	21	23
International NGO staff	178	177	203	228	260	186	109	161	173	152	142	97	135	152	128	158	133	111	108	71	69	49	48	46	31	11	32
ICRC staff	6	0	5	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	45	9	6	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	119	184	187	168	154	128	84	41	39	71	145	92	67	45	31	43	27	37	27	32	15	5	0	4	6	3	0