The given chart provides information about the number of fatalities due to the terrorist attacks in three developing countries- Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria- over the period from 2011 to 2015.
Overall, it can be seen that all three countries experienced a significant increase of attacks and deaths, rising from nearly 3,000 in 2011 to over 5,000 in 2015. However, the trend varied across countries, with Iraq and Nigeria experiencing a sharp increase, whereas Afghanistan showed more a gradual upward trajectory.
Regarding Nigeria and Irag, the data shows that both counties had neraly the same level of deaths at the start. However, in 2012 Iraq experienced a gradual decline from 3,000 to nearly 2,500, while Nigeria remained steady at 3,000. In two years, Iraq’s death toll rose nearly fourfold, hitting a high point of 9,000 death per year. At the same time, Nigeria showed a sharp rise over 4,000, experiencing a peak of 7,000 deaths. In the final year, the number of fatalities dropped by 2,000 in both countries.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, experienced fluctuations, with a marginal decline in 2012 and a steady upward trend. By 2015, the number of deaths reached its highest point of 5,000, making it the only country with a consistent increasing pattern.