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Possible estimates on the total number of people killed in the invasion and occupation of Iraq vary widely. All estimates of coalition casualties below are as of 2 December 2006, and include both the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the following Post-invasion Iraq, 2003-2006. See also Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003.
| Iraqi Deaths |
655,000 total excess deaths up to July 2006 - from the second (October 2006) Lancet survey of mortality. Total deaths (civilian and non-civilian) include all excess deaths due to increased lawlessness, degraded infrastructure, poor healthcare, etc. [1]
49,021-54,397 civilian deaths up to 2 December, 2006 - as compiled from English-language media reports by the Iraq Body Count project (IBC). Civilian deaths due to insurgent/military action and increased criminal violence. [2]
100,000-150,000 - estimate by Iraq's Health Minister in November 2006, based on extrapolating the recent 2006 rate of 100 deaths per day recorded in hospitals and morgues backward to March 2003. War-related deaths (civilian and non-civilian), and deaths from criminal gangs. [3]
"At least 50,000 Iraqis have died violently" - as of June 2006. "Many more Iraqis are believed to have been killed but not counted because of serious lapses in recording deaths. ... The [Los Angeles] Times attempted to reach a comprehensive figure by obtaining statistics from the Baghdad morgue and the Health Ministry and checking those numbers against a sampling of local health departments for possible undercounts." [4]
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| U.S. armed forces |
2,890 dead. 22,021 wounded in action, of which 9,947 were unable to return to duty within 72 hours. 6,570 non-hostile injuries and 17,995 diseases (both requiring medical air transport). [5] [6] |
| Armed forces of other coalition countries |
See Multinational force in Iraq
247 total. Breakdown: Australia 2. Bulgaria 13. Denmark 6. El Salvador 5. Estonia 2. Hungary 1. Italy 33. Kazakhstan 1. Latvia 1. Netherlands 2. Poland 18. Romania 2. Slovakia 4. Spain 11. Thailand 2. Ukraine 18. United Kingdom 126. [7] [8] [9]
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| Coalition deaths by hostile fire. |
2,513 of the 3,137 coalition military deaths, including 2,328 of the 2,890 U.S. deaths. [10] [11] |
| Contractors. |
647 total deaths of various nationalities as of September 30, 2006. "...from highly-trained former special forces soldiers to drivers, cooks, mechanics, plumbers, translators, electricians and laundry workers and other support personnel." Employees of U.S. government contractors and subcontractors. [12] [13] |
| Non-Iraqi civilians |
Not counting contractors, at least 201 mostly non-Iraqi individuals have been killed since the 2003 invasion (86 journalists, 37 media support workers, and 78 aid workers). [14] [15] [16] [17]
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- References
- ↑ Bush, George W., "President Discusses War on Terror and Upcoming Iraqi Elections ". White House transcript. Dec. 12, 2005. Says 30,000 Iraqi dead.
- ↑ "Bush: Iraqi democracy making progress". CNN. Dec. 12, 2005. "I would say 30,000, more or less, have died as a result of the initial incursion and the ongoing violence against Iraqis," Bush said. CNN writes: "White House spokesman Scott McClellan later said Bush was basing his statement on media reports, 'not an official government estimate.' "
- ↑ Iraq Body Count project
- ↑ "Iraqi death toll estimates go as high as 150,000". Taipei Times, Nov. 11, 2006.
- ↑ "War's Iraqi Death Toll Tops 50,000". Louise Roug and Doug Smith. Los Angeles Times. June 25, 2006.
- ↑ "U.N.: 14,000 Iraqis killed in 2006". CNN. July 18, 2006. Civilians killed in first half of 2006.
- ↑ 2006 Lancet study. PDF file of Lancet article: "Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: a cross-sectional cluster sample survey"PDF. By Gilbert Burnham, Riyadh Lafta, Shannon Doocy, and Les Roberts. The Lancet, October 11, 2006.
- ↑ Supplement to 2006 Lancet study: "The Human Cost of the War in Iraq: A Mortality Study, 2002-2006"PDF. By Gilbert Burnham, Shannon Doocy, Elizabeth Dzeng, Riyadh Lafta, and Les Roberts.
- ↑ "Forces: U.S. & Coalition Casualties". CNN, From March 2003 onwards.
- ↑ Kneisler, Patricia, et. al., "Iraq Coalition Casualties". iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA.
- ↑ Kneisler, Patricia, et. al., "Deaths By Coalition Country". iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA.
- ↑ Kneisler, Patricia, et. al., Journalist deaths in Iraq. iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA.
- ↑ Kneisler, Patricia, et. al., "Iraq Coalition Casualties: Contractor Deaths". iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA. Incomplete list.
- ↑ Kneisler, Patricia, et. al., Coalition fatalities by cause of death. iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA.
- ↑ Kneisler, Patricia, et. al., "Iraq Coalition Casualties: Hostile - NonHostile Deaths". iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA.
- ↑ Kneisler, Patricia, et. al., "U.S. Wounded By Week". iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA.
- ↑ "In Iraq, contractor deaths near 650, legal fog thickens". By Bernd Debusmann, Reuters, Oct. 10, 2006.
- ↑ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). "IRAQ: Journalists in Danger".
- ↑ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). "Media support workers killed since March 2003".
- ↑ "NCCI - NGO coordination committee in Iraq". Aid workers killed in Iraq since 2003.
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