![]() ![]() Still, political violence increased in more countries than it decreased. Fatalities declined in every region save for Africa. Fatalities from political violence decreased by 19%, from 145,883 in 2019 to 118,429 in 2020. Political violence decreased in every region of the world covered by ACLED, except for Africa. Political violence decreased by approximately 22% - or 24,539 events - compared to 2019. Our 2020 annual report reviews the past 12 months of data on political violence and demonstration activity around the world. ![]() Last year, ACLED expanded data collection to Latin America and the Caribbean, East Asia, the United States, and all of Europe, achieving near global coverage. As vaccine distribution accelerates and countries relax public health restrictions, conflict levels are expected to increase throughout 2021 (for more, see ACLED’s special report: Ten Conflicts to Worry About in 2021 ). And while the pandemic’s effects have been global in scale, they have not been felt equally across conflict contexts: although violence declined on the aggregate level, it rose in nearly half the world’s countries. The health crisis has had major impacts on worldwide conflict and disorder patterns, contributing to an overall decrease in political violence levels last year even as it fueled an increase in demonstration activity. One year since the official start of the pandemic in March 2020, COVID-19 has killed more than two million people and brought at least half the earth’s population under lockdown ( New York Times, 11 March 2021 New York Times, 3 April 2020 ).
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