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Deaths in each year of the 'Troubles' 1969 - present
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Total deaths related to the 'Troubles' in Ireland 1969 - 1998

This table gives the total victims in each of three categories. Police/Army includes British Army, RUC and Irish Security Forces. Paramilitary includes Loyalist and Republican terrorists. Civilian cover the rest. Source: Malcolm Sutton, "An Index of Deaths from the Conflict in Ireland".

Year Police/
Army
Para-
military
Civilian TOTAL Each pixel across represents the death of one....
Police/Army Paramilitary Civilian
1969 1 2 13 16
1970 3 5 18 26
1971 60 22 89 171
1972 149 78 249 476
1973 82 52 119 253
1974 72 30 192 294
1975 35 49 174 258
1976 62 26 207 295
1977 50 12 49 111
1978 34 7 39 80
1979 76 7 37 120
1980 38 8 34 80
1981 51 20 40 111
1982 59 15 36 110
1983 41 10 34 85
1984 33 14 22 69
1985 32 8 17 57
1986 25 9 27 61
1987 29 28 40 97
1988 46 20 38 104
1989 39 6 30 75
1990 34 11 36 81
1991 24 20 52 96
1992 11 20 58 89
1993 18 7 63 88
1994 7 9 48 64
1995 1 2 6 9
1996 2 10 6 18
1997 5 5 10 20
1998 2 6 46 54