Research Article

Armed Conflict and Child Weight in DR Congo

Table 1

Temporal distribution of armed conflict.

YearState-basedNonstateOne-sidedTotal number
conflictsconflictsconflictsof conflicts

200028171560
2001851124
20023282354
20030201939
2004021921
2005001414
2006724554
2007417479
20081414156
2009300107137
20103404276
201141563109
20122224468
2013611561137
20143774690
201539262103

Any nongovernmental formalized group using armed force against a government is classified as state-based conflict. Any nongovernmental group using armed force against another similarly formalized group is classified as nonstate conflict. Any nongovernmental group using armed force against unorganized civilians is classified as one-sided conflict.