Death rates from terrorism, United States and Israel, 1985-2013

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 5 May 2013

The above plot shows death rates from terrorism in the United States and Israel for 1985-2013. Specifically, these are deaths per million population from homeland terrorism (i.e. terrorism, whether domestic or international in nature, occurring within the United States or Israel).

Total deaths from homeland terrorist attacks, January 1985 to May 2013: 3,487 in the United States, 2,061 in Israel.

Estimated population in 1985: United States, 233,792,000; Israel, 4,076,000.
Estimated population in 2012: United States, 313,847,000; Israel, 7,591,000.

Average death rate per million population from terrorism, 1985-2013: 0.44 in the United States, 11.9 in Israel.
Average casualty rate (fatalities and injuries combined) per million population from terrorism, 1985-2013: 1.89 in the United States, 74.8 in Israel.
Highest annual death rate per million population from terrorism (since 1950): 10.5 in the United States in 2001; 76.0 in Israel in 2002.

Table 1: Homeland terrorism death rates and casualty rates (fatalities plus injuries) per million population, Israel and the United States, 1985-2013

yearIsraelUnited States
deathsall casualtiesdeathsall casualties
1985 6.4 18.7 0.01 0.03
1986 3.7 15.1 0.01 0.47
1987 4.1 17.9 0.00 0.00
1988 3.6 11.5 0.00 0.00
1989 8.9 17.7 0.01 0.07
1990 7.1 21.0 0.01 0.02
199120.4 25.9 0.00 0.00
1992 6.6 11.3 0.00 0.00
1993 8.6 15.0 0.06 4.15
199422.2106.7 0.03 0.06
199511.2 62.6 0.64 3.18
199613.9 71.9 0.01 0.42
1997 7.0 82.3 0.01 0.05
1998 2.7 9.0 0.01 0.03
1999 1.3 1.7 0.78 0.80
2000 7.0 50.0 0.00 0.00
200135.5450.510.5241.81
200276.0444.6 0.05 0.08
200337.0210.0 0.00 0.00
200419.3157.9 0.00 0.00
200510.8108.7 0.00 0.01
200613.8160.9 0.00 0.05
2007 2.0 2.0 0.00 0.00
2008 6.7 69.9 0.01 0.03
2009 0.8 4.1 0.06 0.22
2010 1.5 1.9 0.01 0.06
2011 3.7 16.2 0.02 0.06
2012 1.6 3.4 0.03 0.06
2013 0.1 0.6 0.02 0.86
average11.974.80.441.89

Table 2: Annual deaths and injuries from homeland terrorism, Israel and the United States, 1985-2013

yearIsraelUnited States
deathsinjuriesdeathsinjuries
1985 27 52 2 4
1986 16 49 2 110
1987 18 60 0 1
1988 16 35 0 0
1989 40 40 2 16
1990 33 65 2 3
1991101 27 1 0
1992 34 24 1 0
1993 45 34 151,063
1994120 456 7 9
1995 62 285 171 677
1996 79 330 2 110
1997 41 439 2 12
1998 16 38 4 3
1999 8 2 218 5
2000 43 263 0 0
20012222,5942,9988,919
20024842,348 15 7
20032401,123 0 0
2004128 917 0 0
2005 73 660 0 4
2006 951,010 1 14
2007 14 0 0 0
2008 48 449 2 8
2009 6 24 18 49
2010 11 3 4 16
2011 28 93 6 13
2012 12 14 9 9
2013 1 4 5 266
total2,06111,4383,48711,318


© 2002-2012, 2013 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 5 May 2013.
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