Acid Attack Violence Statistics and Policies Across 212 Nations, 2024-2026

Nearly 90 research volunteers compiled this dataset through a systematic archival review of nearly 1000 digital sources, including peer-reviewed scholarship, government reports, and news media. It presents estimated total attack cases, major public incidents, national laws, and policy implementation data for 212 WHO-reporting nations. The data was collected between 2024 and 2026, with AI tools like GPT-5 used in later phases to aid compilation.

Use Cases

• Estimate the global prevalence of acid-attack violence based on reported case statistics.
• Analyze national policy responses to acid attacks based on data about laws and implementation.
• Study the contexts of acid violence, such as love revenge or work conflicts, based on the described incident categorizations.
• Compare reported acid-attack incidents across 212 nations to identify regional patterns.

Strengths

• Compilation from nearly 1000 diverse digital sources, including peer-reviewed and grey literature.
• Covers 212 nations that report to the World Health Organization.
• Includes multiple data facets: attack cases, laws, policy implementation, and major public incidents.

Limitations

• Data consists of estimations that may not capture all attacks for some nations.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Compilation by a consortium including Lawrence Technological University, CERESAV, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Pittsburgh, University of Liberia, and Harvard Alumni for Education.

Collection Method

Systematic archival review of digital sources, with AI assistance (e.g., GPT-4.1/4.5, GPT-5/5.5, Gemini-3.5 Flash, Claude) used in later phases.

Time Range

Data collection period: 2024-2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-15 04:17:08

Geography

212 nations reporting to the World Health Organization.