Data Story: Reported Killings in South Sudan, 79 slain in October

By 211 Check Editorial Team

Data collected by 211 Check according to multiple media reports from October of this year, show that at least 79 individuals were killed in violence-related incidents around South Sudan.

In comparison to September, when 114 persons were slain, October’s figures show a reduction of 30.70 percent.

The majority of the victims of violence died in Warrap State, where 41 individuals were killed, largely in intercommunal confrontations. The following state, Jonglei, comes in second with 13 deaths, the most of which were caused by intercommunal violence and road ambushes.

Following that is Western Bahr-el-Ghazal, where ten people are said to have died as a result of famine.

Unity, Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, and Central Equatoria each had three deaths.

In both Lakes State and Eastern Equatoria, two persons were killed. In each of the states of Upper Nile and Western Equatoria, one person was slain

In any of the three administrative areas of Abyei, Ruweng, or Greater Pibor, there were no documented cases of violence-related deaths.