Template:Summary of casualties of the Iraq War

Summary of casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq edit

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 10 November, 2006, and include both the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the following Post-invasion Iraq, 2003-2006.

Iraqi Deaths	655,000 total excess deaths up to September 2006 - from the second (October 2006) Lancet survey of mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq:a cross-sectional cluster sample survey; See Lancet surveys of mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Total deaths (civilian and non-civilian) include all excess deaths due to increased lawlessness, degraded infrastructure, poor healthcare, etc.. 46,863-51,968 of the civilian deaths up to 9 November, 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. 140,000-150,000 - estimate given in a statement by Iraq's Health Minister in November 2006, based on extrapolating the recent 2006 rate of 100 deaths per day backward to March 2003 "At least 50,000" - as of June 2006 - based on compilation of official figures from the Iraqi Ministry of Health and Baghdad Morgue.	^[1], ^[2], ^[3], ^[4], ^[5],
U.S. armed forces	2,839 total deaths, 21,419 combat wounded (9,737 evacuated), plus an unknown number of non-combat injuries.Estimates as high 10,000 dead as soldiers are not declared KIA if they die in hospital.	^[6], ^[7]
Armed forces of other coalition countries	See Multinational force in Iraq 246 (125 British, 32 Italian, 18 Ukrainian, 18 Polish, 13 Bulgarian, 11 Spanish, 6 Danes, 5 Salvadorans, 4 Slovaks, 2 Australians, 2 Dutch, 2 Estonians, 2 Romanians, 2 Thai, 1 Fijian, 1 Hungarian, 1 Kazakh, 1 Latvian).	^[8], ^[9]
Non-Iraqi civilians	In total, at least 568 non-Iraqi individuals have been killed since the 2003 invasion (311 contractors, 87 journalists, 20 media support workers, and 150 aid workers).	^[10], ^[11], etc

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. Bush quoted on 30,000 Iraqi dead.
^ Iraq Body Count project
^ "Iraqi health minister estimates as many as 150,000 Iraqis killed by insurgents". International Herald Tribune, Nov. 9, 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.
^ 2004 Lancet study. Oct. 29, 2004 CNN report. PDF file of Lancet article: Template:PDFlink. By Les Roberts, Riyadh Lafta, Richard Garfield, Jamal Khudhairi, and Gilbert Burnham. The Lancet, October 29, 2004.
^ 2006 Lancet study. PDF file of Lancet article: Template:PDFlink. By Gilbert Burnham, Riyadh Lafta, Shannon Doocy, and Les Roberts. The Lancet, October 11, 2006.
^ Supplement to 2006 Lancet study: Template:PDFlink. 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., "Military Fatalities". iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA, 2005.
^ Kneisler, Patricia, et. al., "Military Fatalities". iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA, 2005.
^ Kneisler, Patricia, et. al., "Journalist". iCasualties (Lunaville), Benicia, CA, 2005.
^ Rosenthal, Elisabeth, "Study Puts Iraqi Deaths of Civilians at 100,000". International Herald Tribune, October 29, 2004.
^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation, "Defence Force to probe soldier's death" 22 April 2006