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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 12 November, 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 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.

100,000-150,000 - 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 recorded in hospitals and morgues 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.

U.S. armed forces 2,838 total deaths, 21,572 combat wounded, plus an unknown number of non-combat injuries.
Armed forces of other coalition countries See Multinational force in Iraq

246 (125 British, 33 Italian, 18 Polish, 18 Ukrainian, 13 Bulgarian, 11 Spanish, 6 Danes, 5 Salvadorans, 4 Slovaks, 2 Thai, 2 Australians, 2 Dutch, 2 Estonians, 2 Romanians, 1 Latvian, 1 Fijian, 1 Kazakh, 1 Hungarian).

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.
Non-Iraqi civilians

Not counting contractors at least 201 non-Iraqi individuals have been killed since the 2003 invasion (86 journalists, 37 media support workers, and 78 aid workers).

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