Approximately 44 percent of the more than 3,500 people who were killed as a result of the Troubles in Northern Ireland were killed in Belfast. The predominantly Catholic West Belfast had more deaths during the Troubles than any other division of Northern Ireland. In addition to the deaths in Northern Ireland, over 250 people were killed in Britain, the Republic of Ireland, or elsewhere in Europe.
Total number of deaths during the Troubles (the Northern Ireland Conflict) from 1969 to 2001, by geographical location
Individual figures for Belfast and Derry are not included in county totals. The combined figure for Belfast is 1,541 deaths. North and West Belfast are in County Antrim, East Belfast is in County Down, while South Belfast is split between both counties - therefore it is not possible to give accurate totals for all six counties. The combined figure for Derry City and County Derry is 350 deaths,
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University of Ulster. (July 25, 2023). Total number of deaths during the Troubles (the Northern Ireland Conflict) from 1969 to 2001, by geographical location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401788/ni-troubles-deaths-location/
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University of Ulster. (2023). Total number of deaths during the Troubles (the Northern Ireland Conflict) from 1969 to 2001, by geographical location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401788/ni-troubles-deaths-location/
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Total number of deaths during the Troubles (the Northern Ireland Conflict) from 1969 to 2001, by geographical location [Graph], University of Ulster, July 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401788/ni-troubles-deaths-location/
