PRISM Alerts · Guatemala · Alert 54
Guatemala Armed conflict worsening 16 October 2026

Guatemala: 87 civilians reported killed in 2026-09, above the 90th percentile of the previous 24 months (78) (ACLED)

Civilians reported killed per month (count)

According to ACLED's Open-tier monthly aggregates via HDX, as of 9 October 2026, 87 civilians were reported killed in Guatemala in September 2026 in 84 events targeting civilians. The rule compared this figure against the 90th percentile of Guatemala's own monthly record over the previous 24 months, which stood at 78.1 civilian fatalities. Across all event types in September 2026, ACLED recorded 102 events and 100 fatalities in the country.

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How this fired

RuleACLED civilian fatalities against the previous two years
Period2026-09
Metricct_fatalities
Value in the month87
90th percentile of that history78.1
Months of history compared24
Political violence events102
Reported fatalities100
Civilian targeting events84
Civilians reported killed87
Judged againstthe 90th percentile of the country's own record over the previous 24 months, 78.1; at least 20 events or 10 civilians killed. Fired on: history_percentile.
Detected16 October 2026, run 37

Evidence

ACLED, Open-tier monthly aggregates via HDX, as of 2026-10-09 Country page All alerts for Guatemala JSON
key acled_ct_fatalities:GTM:2026-09