Egypt is ranking 13th among the world’s countries most affected by terrorist activities, according to a recently released study.
Between 2004 and 2014, Egypt ranked only once among the world’s top ten countries affected most by terrorism, according to the the third edition of the Global Terrorism Index issued by the Institute for Economics and Peace.
“Terrorism continues to rise. The total number of deaths from terrorism in 2014 reached 32,685, constituting an 80 percent increase from 18,111 the previous year,” read the report, which put Iraq on top of the list of the world’s worst terrorism-hit countries.
It also pointed out a widening scope of countries affected by terrorism.
“Attacks were recorded in 93 countries, up from 88 in 2013,” the report says.
The report noted that Egypt sustained ten deaths from three attacks by the Islamic State.
