Deaths from the War in Iraq - US-Iraq ProCon.org

U.S.- Iraq ProCon.org

I. Average Number of Iraqi Deaths per Day* - A graph comparing the four out of seven studies from our Casualty Studies Chart that have comparable data for Iraqi civilian and military/police deaths.

* ProCon.org generated the daily death averages above by dividing each study's total number of deaths by the number of days covered in the study. Our calculations have factored in the differing time spans of Iraqi civilian and Iraqi military/police deaths for those reports with date variances.

II. Cumulative U.S. Fatalities - A representation of the increasing total of U.S. troop deaths over time from the start of the conflict in March 2003 through June 2007.

Source: iCasualties

; June 26, 2007

III. Average Daily Casualties - A U.S. Department of Defense graph of the average deaths per day of Iraqi civilians, Iraqi security forces, and coalition forces during significant periods in Iraq from April 1, 2004 to May 4, 2007.

* Casualty data reflect updated data for each period and are derived from unverified initial reports submitted by Coalition elements responding to an incident; the inconclusivitiy of these numbers constrains them to be used only for comparative purposes.
** Operation FAQ: Operation Fardh al-Qanoon; translates as "Enforcing the Law."
Sources: Department of Defense

June 7, 2007 report to Congress, "Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq"

; Multi-national Corps-Iraq (MNC-1)

IV. Casualty Studies Chart - This chart compares the total death count from seven casualty studies of the Iraq War. We have listed the deaths of Iraqi civilian, Iraqi military/police, U.S. military, and coalition military forces whenever that information was available. The studies cover differing time periods and population groups and use a variety of methodologies.

Casualty Studies

Iraqi Deaths
Civilian	Military/ Police

Military Forces
U.S.	Coalition

Total Deaths

Study Title: Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
Date Range of Study: Mar. 20, 2003-Jun. 18, 2007
Source: iCasualties.org ; Jun. 18, 2007

33,475
(1/05-6/18/07)

7,000

3,525

278

44,278

Study Title: Iraq Index: Tracking Variables of Reconstruction & security in Post- Saddam Iraq
Date Range of Study: Mar. 19, 2003-Jun. 17, 2007
Source: The Brookings Institution ; Jun. 18, 2007

76,500
(5/03-12/31/06)

7,010
(6/03-7/17/07)

3,517

279

87,306

Study Title: Reported Civilian Deaths Resulting from the US-Led Military Intervention in Iraq
Date Range of Study: Jan. 1, 2003-Jun. 16, 2007
Source: Iraq Body Count ; Jun. 16, 2007

65,411-71,665

N/R

65,411 - 71,665

Study Title: UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Human Rights Report
Date Range of Study: 2003-Dec. 31, 2006
Source: UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

; Dec. 31, 2006

34,452
(1/1/06-12/31/06)

12,000

N/R

46,452

Study Title: The Human Cost of War in Iraq: A Mortality Study, 2002-2006
Date Range of Study: Mar. 2003-July 2006
Source: Johns Hopkins University and Al Mustansiriya University ; Oct. 12, 2006

(Read our question on the pros and cons of this study's reliability)

654,965

N/R

654,965

Study Title: U.S. Military Fatalities in Iraq: Year 3
Date Range of Study: Mar. 19, 2003-Mar. 19, 2006
Source: Foreign Policy Research Institute ; Summer 2006

32,000+

2,318

N/R

34,318+

Study Title: The Wages of War, Iraqi Combatant and Noncombatant Fatalities in the 2003 Conflict
Date Range of Study: Mar. 19, 2003-Oct. 20, 2003
Source: Project on Defense Alternatives ; Oct. 20, 2003

3,200-4,300

7,600-10,800

N/R

10,800 - 15,100

(Notes: N/R = Not Reported)

II. Cumulative U.S. Fatalities - A representation of the increasing total of U.S. troop deaths over time from the start of the conflict in March 2003 through June 2007.

	Source: iCasualties ; June 26, 2007

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