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.
year | Israel | United States | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
deaths | all casualties | deaths | all 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 |
1991 | 20.4 | 25.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1992 | 6.6 | 11.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1993 | 8.6 | 15.0 | 0.06 | 4.15 |
1994 | 22.2 | 106.7 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
1995 | 11.2 | 62.6 | 0.64 | 3.18 |
1996 | 13.9 | 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 |
2001 | 35.5 | 450.5 | 10.52 | 41.81 |
2002 | 76.0 | 444.6 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
2003 | 37.0 | 210.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2004 | 19.3 | 157.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2005 | 10.8 | 108.7 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
2006 | 13.8 | 160.9 | 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 |
average | 11.9 | 74.8 | 0.44 | 1.89 |
year | Israel | United States | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
deaths | injuries | deaths | injuries | |
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 |
1991 | 101 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
1992 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
1993 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 1,063 |
1994 | 120 | 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 |
2001 | 222 | 2,594 | 2,998 | 8,919 |
2002 | 484 | 2,348 | 15 | 7 |
2003 | 240 | 1,123 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 128 | 917 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 73 | 660 | 0 | 4 |
2006 | 95 | 1,010 | 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 |
total | 2,061 | 11,438 | 3,487 | 11,318 |
© 2002-2012, 2013 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 5 May 2013.
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