The lower figure pertains to conflicts with more than 1,000 battle deaths and the higher derives from a threshold of 25 battle deaths, allowing for the inclusion of lower-intensity conflicts and those where the parties to the conflict do not include a State.
较低的数字指造成1 000人以上战斗死亡的冲突，较高的数字指造成25人战斗死亡的冲突，包括死亡人数少以及冲突方不包括国家的冲突。