UN Aid Convoy Attack
Aid Workers Under Attack
In the wake of the airstrike on a UN aid convoy in Syria on Monday, this infographic looks at the amount of aid workers killed around the world between 2005 and 2015. Over this period, the peak for such deaths was in 2013, when 156 were killed. In 2015, the most common location for attacks (not necessarily resulting in any deaths) was on the road.
A version of this graphic also appeared on The Week.
Number of aid workers killed, wounded, or kidnapped worldwide from 2020 to 2024
Number of casualties in Syria since the beginning of the Syrian revolution from 2011 to 2015, sorted by type
Number of fatalities through terrorism worldwide in 2014, by type of the attacked target
Number of fatalities due to suicide attacks worldwide between 1982 and 2016
Number of deaths and injuries from terrorist attacks worldwide from 2000 to 2013, by organization
Cumulative number of deaths due to terrorist attacks worldwide from 2007 to 2022, by geographic area
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