2026-04-09 · estimated annual battle deaths

The Americas see fewer state-based battle deaths

Most hemispheric violence is non-state or criminal — not in this series.

Policy grids compress billions of people into equal squares — the shock is in the share, not the cell. This grid divides state-based conflict deaths (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Americas, Asia & Pacific, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.

1 cell = 100 estimated annual battle deaths (0.1% of state-based conflict deaths) · 1,000 cells