Thursday, March 20, 2008

U.S War Dead Comparison

Very interesting. It’s tragic for anyone to die for any reason. But let’s keep the facts straight.

Rank  ↓ War  ↓ Years  ↓ Deaths  ↓ Deaths per Day  ↓ Deaths per Population  ↓
1 American Civil War 1861–1865 625,000 599 1.988% (1860)
2 World War II 1941–1945 405,399 416 0.307% (1940)
3 World War I 1917–1918 116,516 279 0.110% (1920)
5 Korean War 1950–1953 36,516 45 0.002% (1950)
7 War of 1812 1812–1815 20,000 31 0.345% (1810)
8 Mexican-American War 1846–1848 13,283 29 0.057% (1850)
4 Vietnam War 1964–1973 58,151 26 0.003% (1970)
6 American Revolutionary War 1775–1783 25,000 11 0.899% (1780)
9 Philippine War 1899–1902 4,196 5 0.006% (1900)
10 Iraq War 2003–present 3,990 2.35 0.001% (2007)
Posted by andrewh at 06:30:38
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