MATRIX REPORT
The annual Global Terrorism Index 2020, by the Institute for Economics & Peace says deaths from terrorism are a five-year low since it began monitoring and mapping violence eight years ago.
Following are some of the salient features of the report being launced today. It provides the most comprehensive resource on global terrorism trends.
⭕ Globally deaths from terrorism fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2019 to 13,826, a 15 per cent decrease from the prior year.
⭕ In North America, Western Europe and Oceania, far-right attacks have increased by 250 per cent since 2014 – they are higher now than at any time in the last 50 years.
⭕ 63 countries recorded at least one death from terrorism, the lowest number since 2013.
⭕ The global economic impact of terrorism was US$16.4 billion in 2019, a decrease of 25 per cent from the previous year.
⭕ ISIL’s centre of gravity moves to sub-Saharan Africa with total deaths by ISIL in the region increasing by 67%.
⭕ ISIL and their affiliates were also responsible for attacks in 27 countries in 2019.
