Source: International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Country: Afghanistan, Chad, Colombia, Eritrea, Lebanon, Nepal, Sudan, Yemen
- A total of 5,197 new casualties from
mines, explosive remnants of war (ERW) and victim-activated improvised
explosive devices (IEDs) were recorded in 75 countries and other areas
in 2008. This included 1,266 people killed and 3,891 injured; the status
of the remaining 40 casualties is unknown.
- Males (boys and men) comprised 91% of all casualties where gender details were known, while females (girls and women) accounted for 9%.
- In 2008, civilians accounted for nearly two-thirds (61%) of recorded casualties. Civilians continue to make up most casualties, however as a percentage of total casualties they continued to decrease from 71% in 2007 and 81% in 2005.
- Although fewer casualties were registered in 2008 than in previous years, the number of mine/ERW survivors continued to increase.
- Many casualties went unreported; 27% of casualties (1,408) occurred in countries/areas without a formal data collection mechanism (up from 25% in 2007).
