Monthly Report on Civilian Casualties in Sagaing Region (January 2025)
14 March 2025
Key Messages
- A total of 5,304 civilians were killed and 3,788 were injured in Sagaing Region due to violence, between March 2021 to January 2025.
- In January, there were 38 violent incidents that resulted in civilian deaths across 22 townships in Sagaing Region, leading to 43 deaths and 66 injuries.
- Shwebo District experienced the highest impact, with over 1,400 civilian deaths.
- Monywa and Sagaing Districts each recorded over 600 deaths, while Kanbalu, Yinmarbin, and Kale Districts each had over 500 deaths.
- 73% of civilian deaths resulted from direct violence against civilians, while 21% were caused by artillery strikes, drone attacks, landmines, and airstrikes.
- Between March 2021 and January 2025, airstrikes in Sagaing Region resulted in 478 civilian deaths and 532 injuries.
- Among the civilian casualties, nearly 70% are males over the age of 18. The primary causes of death for women and children are artillery strikes, drone attacks, landmines, and airstrikes.
Summary
A total of 5,304 civilians were killed and 3,788 were injured due to violence in Sagaing Region between March 2021 to January 2025. In total, 9,092 civilian casualties were recorded during that period. The districts of Shwebo, Monya, Sagaing, Kanbalu, Yinmarbin and Kale recorded 4,529 civilian deaths, making them notably higher than other districts.
On average, violence in Sagaing Region resulted in 112 civilian deaths and 80 injuries per month. The monthly civilian death toll was 112 in 2021, rising to 200 in 2022. It then declined to 90 in 2023 and further dropped to 65 in 2024.
Of the total civilian deaths in Sagaing Region between March 2021 to January 2025, 73% resulted from violence against civilians and 21% resulted from remote violence. The townships of Monya, Sagaing, Shwebo, Kanbalu, Myinmu, Khin-U, Ye-U, Wetlet, Kale and Chaung-U experienced a significantly higher number of civilian casualties caused by violence against civilians.
