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Table 3 Battles, riots and protests in terms of EVD risks by number of conflict fatalities, the percentage of total fatalities and the difference in average proximity from conflict events to major settlements (event type average distance minus all conflicts average distance) for the full four-year observation period for each country

From: Evaluating the risk of conflict on recent Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Country

Event Type

Fatalities Frequency

Fatality Percentage

Difference in proximity

DRC

Battles

7,900

56.2%

6.33km

DRC

Riots

430

3.05%

-3.33km

DRC

Protests

27

0.19%

-2.99km

Guinea

Battles

51

17.3%

17.2km

Guinea

Riots

189

64.1%

-5.73km

Guinea

Protests

21

7.11%

-11.4km