Dynamics of conflict during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2018–2019

Table 1 Summary of conflict per geographic area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between August 1, 2018, and July 26, 2019

	Conflict categories							Incidence	Human population
	Battles	Explosions/remote violence	Protests	Riots	Strategic developments	Violence against civilians	Total	Conflict incidence (per 10,000)	Population
Affected health zones (n)^a,b	224	3	92	33	33	226	611	1.28	4,792,553
Affected health zones (% of number of conflicts)^a,b	33.58%	50.00%	33.82%	19.88%	16.10%	31.39%	30.01%	–	5.21%
Health zones in North Kivu and Ituri that are adjacent but not affected^a (n)	161	2	15	12	28	176	394	0.96	4,084,535
Health zones in North Kivu and Ituri that are adjacent but not affected^a (% of number of conflicts)	24.14%	33.33%	5.51%	7.23%	13.66%	24.44%	19.35%	–	4.44%
All other areas in the DRC^a,c (n)	282	1	165	121	144	318	1031	0.12	83,053,912
All other areas in the DRC^a,c (% of total number of conflicts)	42.28%	16.67%	60.66%	72.89%	70.24%	44.17%	50.64%	–	90.34%
Total number of conflicts^a (n)	667	6	272	166	205	720	2036	0.22	91,931,000
Total number of conflicts (%)	32.76%	0.29%	13.36%	8.15%	10.07%	35.36%	100%	–	100%

^aTime period of August 1, 2018, to July 26, 2019
^bAlimbongo, Beni, Biena, Bunie, Goma, Butembo, Kayna, Kyondo, Lubero, Manguredjipa, Masereka, Mutwanga, Oicha, Komanda, Mambasa, Nyankunde, Rwampara, Tchomia, Kalunguta, Katwa, Mabalako, Mandima, Musienene, Vuhovi
^cThe Democratic Republic of the Congo

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