Deadliest Countries for Journalists, 1992-2014
Updated July 10, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Each year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) publishes a list of journalists killed while on assignment. The following list does not include those who were killed in accidents, such as car or plane crashes, unless the accident was caused by hostile action. The following statistics indicate where the most deaths occurred from 1992 through Jan. 15, 2014.
| Country | Number of deaths, 1992–Jan. 15, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Iraq | 166 |
| Syria | 79 |
| Philippines | 77 |
| Algeria | 60 |
| Russia | 56 |
| Somalia | 56 |
| Pakistan | 56 |
| Colombia | 45 |
| India | 34 |
| Mexico | 31 |
| Brazil | 30 |
| Afghanistan | 27 |
| Turkey | 20 |
| Sri Lanka | 19 |
| Bosnia | 19 |
| Rwanda | 17 |
| Tajikistan | 17 |
| Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory | 16 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 |
| Bangladesh | 15 |
Circumstances: murder: 66%; crossfire in war: 21%; reporting in other dangerous circumstances: 13%. Job of victim: 25% Broadcast reporter, 15% Camera Operator, 9% Columnist / Commentator, 15% Editor, 10% Photographer, 4% Internet reporter/writer, 28% Print reporter/writer, 5% Producer, 4% Publisher/Owner, 2% Technician.
Source: The Committee to Protect Journalists, www.cpj.org.
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