Guatemalan Civil War

AD – MPE: 0.02

ND – MPE: 0.16

The Wikipedia article called “Guatemalan Civil War” cites estimates for the number of people killed during the Guatemalan Civil War from 1960 to 1996, which range from 0.14 to 0.2 million. Over 90 percent of the victims were killed by government forces.

The United supported dictatorial governments in Guatemala with money, weapons, intelligence and training. This support was highly significant. I blame the US for 6 to 16 percent of the killings.

Plausible estimates for the number of people killed by nondemocracies range from 0.08 to 0.19 million. I choose 0.16 as the most plausible estimate. Plausible estimates for the number of people killed by advanced democracies range from 0.01 to 0.04 million. I choose 0.02 as the most plausible estimate.