Iraqi Civilian Casualties Estimates

Abstract

This report presents various governmental and nongovernmental estimates of Iraqi civilian dead and wounded. The Department of Defense (DOD) regularly updates total U.S. military death and wounded statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), as reflected in CRS Report RS21578, Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties. However, no Iraqi or U.S. government office regularly releases publically available statistics on Iraqi civilian deaths or civilians who have been wounded. Statistics on Iraqi civilian dead and wounded are sometimes available through alternative sources, such as nonprofit organizations, or through statements made by officials to the press. Because these estimates are based on varying time periods and have been created using differing methodologies, readers should exercise caution when using these statistics and should look on them as guideposts rather than as statements of fact. See also CRS Report RS22532, Iraqi Police and Security Forces Deaths Estimates. This report will be updated as needed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483915

Entities

People

  • Hannah Fischer

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Casualties
  • Congress
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Health Surveys
  • Hospitals
  • Human Rights
  • Iraqi-War
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Security
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • United Nations
  • Violence

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense