An average of 80 journalists a year are killed worldwide
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Reporters Without Borders has published a report, according to which 1,688 journalists and media workers have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years. This means that an average of 80 journalists are killed around the world every year.
The data in the report takes into account the years 2003-2022 and includes journalists killed in connection with their official duties.
The highest number of deaths was recorded in 2012 and 2013, when 144 and 142 reporters were killed, respectively. Many of them lost their lives in Syria, where the heaviest fighting was going on at the time.
80 percent of the deaths occurred in just 15 countries. The list of the most dangerous countries for journalists is dominated by those in Asia and the Middle East. The first two places are occupied by Iraq (299 journalists killed) and Syria (279 killed), respectively. In third place, however, is Mexico, where 125 journalists have been killed in the past two decades, mostly killed by gangs and drug cartels.
