India Outranks Afghanistan as World's Deadliest Place

BANGALORE:  Surprise but true, India has turned out to be the ‘third most dangerous country in the world’ in terms of bomb blast only after Iraq and Pakistan, said a latest data from National Bomb Data Centre.

According to the data, even war-torn countries like Afghanistan and violence afflicted Syria fare far 'better' than India. In India, around 212 bombs rocked the country in the year 2013 itself, which is twice of what Afghanistan (with 108 blasts) witnessed.

Examining the frequency of major blasts in the country between 2004 and 2013, the data revealed, "There has been an average of 298 blasts and 1,337 casualties in India," reports Rediff. This turns out to be much more than what Afghanistan witnessed in the last five years that is a maximum of 209 such attacks in 2010.

The three most dangerous countries— Pakistan, Iraq and India accounts for almost 75 percent of bomb blasts suffered in the world. But, when it comes to attacks targeted at common public, India is much better.

In terms of state-wise analysis in India, North Eastern states (Assam and Manipur are worst affected) and Maoist-infested states (Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand) contributing to over 80 percent of IED attacks emerges as the most affected states by bomb blasts. Another disturbed state like Jammu and Kashmir suffered 50 percent increase in bomb blasts in 2013 when compared with 2012.

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