How many people died in the Iraq war?

Answer 1

Answer 1

Various estimates ranging from 150,000 to over 1.2 million have been produced for direct and indirect casualties as a result of conflict in Iraq based on varying periods of time from 2003 up to 2006-2010.

Documents exposed by Wikileaks put official field counts at nearer the 109,000 mark, with roughly two thirds of those being civilian.

Further estimates bump that figure up to around 150,000, with 80% being civilian.

Answer 2

There is dispute about the number of people who have died in Iraq. One of the main sources used by the media is Iraq Body Count, whose website is IraqBodyCount.net. They had a number of deaths from March 2003 to January 2009 of around 90,000. However they rely almost entirely on deaths reported in the media, and they themselves admit that their figures are likely to be a great underestimate.

There have been a couple of serious studies. They came to the following figures:

655,000 as of June 2006 according to a Lancet study

151,000 as of June 2006 according to a New England Journal of Medicine study

The Lancet and The New England Journal of medicine are two of the most respected medical journals in the world.

It is important to realise that all studies of this kind have a large margin of error. The Lancet study stated they had a 95% confidence that the figure was in the range 392,979 to 942,636. The New England Journal of Medicine has 95% confidence it is in the range 104,000 to 223,000. Thus there is dispute amongst serious epidemiologists.

Both studies consider only the first 1198 days (up until the end of June 2006), whereas as I write this it is mid January 2009, 2136 days since the start of the conflict.

The Lancet study gives an average number of deaths of 546.7 per day, and the NEJM study gives an average 126 deaths per day.

If we assume that the number of deaths continues at the rate that the two studies have given, then the NEJM suggests that around 269,000 (over a quarter of a million) have died as of 1st Jan 2008, and the Lancet study suggests that around 1.1 million have died as of this date.

Clearly there is a wide range of figures. However, there have been many politically motivated criticisms, aiming to reduce the magnitude or severity of the casualties. The fact remains that the best is to rely on serious scientific evidence, and to cite your sources.

Number of deaths Number of deaths On 30th June 2006 On January 1 2008 Number of deaths Per day Lancet Study 655,000 546.74 955,710 New England Journal of Medicine Study 151,000 126.04 220,324

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Answer 3

4,257 Americans have died. 30,182 have been wounded.

Answer 2

Like all wars it's impossible to get corrects statistics on how many Iraqis died in the war. Most casualties have been civilians (as are in most wars.)

There is no official figure for the number of Iraqis killed since the conflict began, though some estimates range from 10,000 to 30,000 compared with 1,081 US Military deaths.

It always astounds me that the Government of a country fighting a war makes it look like the enemy is the higher body count (in all wars) when, in fact it's impossible to 'count bodies.'

Answer 2

155,470 Iraqis died from 2003-2009

Answer 3

Nobody knows the exact number but it is probably more than 100,000 but less than 1,500,000.

Answer 3

In Operation Iraqi Freedom about 4,000 American service members have lost their lives. In the total war in the Middle East from the cause of 911 about 6-7 thousand Americans have also lost their lives. From the 911 attacks about 3,000 people lost their lives.

These amazing heroes have paid the ultimate sacrifice so current and future Americans can live safe lives. We need to remember this tragic event in our history and the thank you we owe these amazing people cannot be explained in words. To all the families and friends who have lost loved ones in this event I truly cannot imagine what all of you have had to go through and are still dealing with today. God bless America.

Answer 4

Using the term "US Servicemembers" which would include all branches of service (Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Navy, and Army and would include both males and females), roughly 5,000 deaths from Iraqi Freedom and around 1,000 in Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).

Answer 5

DOD reports 3910 US killed as of 06 January 2008.

Answer 6

I don't know how many, exactly, but about 12,000.