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Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words
People killedArrestsPeople affectedPeople injuredAbductionsEvacuationsPeople displacedRefugeesPeople falling ill

Stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 stories

Stories, not people: a story reporting 50 people killed counts once, the same as a story reporting one. 7 days, 18 Oct to 24 Oct; dashed line: the average over these days. Every point opens its day.

54.043.618 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct18 Oct: 54.019 Oct: 49.020 Oct: 45.621 Oct: 43.622 Oct: 44.623 Oct: 47.924 Oct: 49.3

Highest 18 Oct; lowest 21 Oct. See these stories →

Key events

events of people killed, newest on the right
Petersburg, Russia -- attacks & violence: 61 stories, carried by 206 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Moscow, Russia -- attacks & violence: 47 stories, carried by 193 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Red Deer, Canada -- accidents & disasters: 13 stories, carried by 89 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Kyiv, Ukraine -- attacks & violence: 19 stories, carried by 199 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Karak, Jordan -- attacks & violence: 97 stories, carried by 253 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Nagqu, China -- accidents & disasters: 92 stories, carried by 257 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Kyiv, Ukraine -- attacks & violence: 111 stories, carried by 366 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Karak, Jordan -- attacks & violence: 117 stories, carried by 258 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks

Bigger dot: more stories. Scroll sideways for earlier events.

Data: the numbers behind harm reported
18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct
People killed54.049.045.643.644.647.949.3
Arrests31.130.025.623.322.223.625.9
People affected18.919.519.919.322.021.421.7
People injured30.218.814.210.313.318.818.2
Abductions2.11.51.61.31.51.81.9
Evacuations2.01.31.31.51.11.42.3
People displaced1.31.51.51.31.41.52.0
Refugees0.80.90.90.90.90.91.1
People falling ill0.10.10.20.30.40.30.2

The last 14 days of the window, in the units of the chart's title.

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