by empirical data, such as the following, to the extent such data are available: (i) Total levels of deaths due to violence and violence-related deaths per 100,000 population in the candidate country under consideration. (ii) Total levels of violent injuries or violence exposure levels and violent injuries or violence exposure levels per 100,000 population in such country. (iii) Levels of persons forcibly displaced, whether internally or internationally, due to violence or violent conflict in such country. (iv) Total levels of gender-based violence and violence against children and youth in such country. (v) Prevalence of physical or sexual violence in the last 12 months in such country. (vi) Levels of mortality due to armed group violence in such country. (vii) Levels of citizen support for armed groups in such country. (viii) The country’s ranking on select global fragility lists and select good governance indexes. (ix) The country’s ranking on select United States Government conflict and atrocity early warning watch lists. (x) The country’s vulnerability to current or future transnational threats. (B) An assessment of the potential for United States Government activities to reduce and address the causes of violence, instability, and fragility in each candidate country under consideration, including the willingness and capability of relevant entities within each such country to participate in the Global Initiative to Reduce Fragility and Violence. (2) Organize the candidate countries under consideration into the categories of Core Country and Prevention Country , such that— (A) a candidate country shall be a Core Country for purposes of country selection where current levels of violence, instability, and fragility are highest in the world, as determined by the data specified in paragraph (1)