UCDP coded estimate range: 17 deaths–17 deaths. The range is retained from the source data.
UCDP best estimate of deaths from state-based conflict, non-state conflict, and one-sided violence within the country's borders. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). Retrieved 5 Sep 2026. Dataset version 26.1.
| Period | Organized Violence Deaths | Estimated range |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 deaths | 17 deaths–17 deaths |
| 2024 | 3 deaths | 2 deaths–3 deaths |
| 2023 | 5 deaths | 1 deaths–5 deaths |
| 2022 | 4 deaths | 1 deaths–5 deaths |
| 2021 | 123 deaths | 123 deaths–161 deaths |
| 2020 | 31 deaths | 29 deaths–94 deaths |
| 2019 | 8 deaths | 7 deaths–10 deaths |
| 2018 | 12 deaths | 11 deaths–12 deaths |
| 2017 | 0 deaths | 0 deaths–0 deaths |
| 2016 | 3 deaths | 1 deaths–4 deaths |
| 2015 | 0 deaths | 0 deaths–1 deaths |
| 2014 | 0 deaths | 0 deaths–0 deaths |
54 countries carry a recent estimated deaths from organized violence figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.