An analysis of most dangerous places for journalists in 2024

Mourners in Nuseirat on December 16, 2024 pray in front of the body of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmad Baker Al-Louh, who was killed along with Civil Defence members in an Israeli strike the day before.
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As many as 757 journalists and media workers have been killed worldwide since 2015, as of December 24, 2024, according to data from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In 2024, at least 98 journalists and media workers were killed, making it the second-highest yearly tally since 2015, when 100 were killed. This figure is also on par with the 2023 tally, as shown in the graphic below.

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In 2024, over 60% of all the journalists killed (98 in number) in the world were in the Palestinian region. In 2023, the region’s share was over 73%.

20 deadly countries for journalists

Between 2015 and 2024, journalists killed in twenty countries — represented in the graphic below — accounted for almost 85% (or 647) of the total 757 deaths. Palestine and Israel accounted for 139 (18%) of these 757 deaths. Of the 139 journalists and media workers killed between 2015 and 2024, 135 lost their lives in 2023 and 2024 alone, following the outbreak of the war in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Among those killed, 133 were Palestinian, and two were Israeli. Additionally, six journalists from Lebanon were killed since the war began, according to data from CPJ.

In 2022, Mexico and Ukraine together accounted for over 40% of the journalist deaths worldwide. Notably, between 2019 and 2022, nearly one-fifth (20%) of all journalists killed globally lost their lives in Mexico.

In India, 31 journalists have been killed since 2015, making it the seventh most dangerous country over the past decade. The list of journalists killed in India is shown below.