This map shows Global Terrorism Index(GTI) 2015.
Global Terrorism Index 2015:
The GTI measures the impact of terrorism in 162 countries. To account for the lasting effects of terrorism, each country is given a score that represents a five year weighted average.Countries ranked 1st have the highest score and suffer the greatest impact of terrorism.
The 2015 Global Terrorism Index highlights that terrorism continues to rise.The total number of deaths from terrorism in 2014 reached 32,685,constituting an 80 per cent increase from 18,111 the previous year. This is the highest level ever recorded. The significant majority of these deaths,over 78 per cent, occurred in just five countries; Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan,Pakistan and Syria.
While terrorism is highly concentrated in a small number of countries, the number of countries which have had a terrorist attack is also increasing.In 2014 terrorism impacted more countries than ever before. Attacks were recorded in 93 countries, up from 88 in 2013. This continues the trend from 2011 with more countries experiencing terrorist attacks and deaths each year.
Furthermore, there was a 120 per cent increase in the number of countries that recorded over 500 deaths: in 2014 eleven countries, up from five countries in 2013. Nigeria experienced the biggest year-on-year increase in deaths ever recorded with 5,662 more people being killed, an over 300 per cent increase.
Key Facts of GTI 2015:
- Deaths from terrorism increased 80% last year to the highest level ever, with 32,658 people killed, compared to 18,111 in 2013.
- Boko Haram and ISIL were jointly responsible for 51% of all claimed global fatalities in 2014.
- 78% of all deaths and 57% of all attacks occurred in just five countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Syria.
- Iraq continues to be the country most impacted by terrorism with 9,929 terrorist fatalities the highest ever recorded in a single country.
- Nigeria experienced the largest increase in terrorist activity with 7,512 deaths in 2014, an increase of over 300% since 2013.
- The global economic cost of terrorism reached an all-time peak at US$52.9 billion.
- Since 2000 there have been over 61,000 terrorist attacks, killing more than 140,000 people.
- Thirteen times as many people are killed globally by homicides than die in terrorist attacks.
About GTI:
The GTI measures the impact of terrorism in 158 countries according to four indicators. The index is based on data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) from the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland.
The GTI uses four indicators to account for each country’s yearly terrorism score. They are:
- Total number of terrorist incidents.
- Number of fatalities.
- Number of injuries.
- Approximate level of property damage.
The indicators are weighted to ensure the severity of terrorism is accurately reflected in the index. For example the number of fatalities is assigned more weight than the level of property damage.
To measure the impact of terrorism, the GTI score is used to create a five year weighted average, which means that events from previous years are taken into consideration and have a bearing on a country’s score for the current year. This allows the index to account for the lingering effect terrorist acts have on a society in terms of emotional wounds and fear.
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