United States Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom

Abstract

This report presents difficult-to-find statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), including those concerning medical evacuations, amputations, and the demographics of casualties. Some of these statistics are publically available at the Department of Defense's (DOD's) website, whereas other have been obtained through contact with experts at DOD. Daily updates of total U.S. military casualties in OIF and OEF can be found at the DOD's website, at [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf]. In addition, CRS Report RS21578, Iraq: U.S. Casualties is updated on a weekly basis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 2008
Accession Number
ADA487081

Entities

People

  • Hannah Fischer

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Amputees
  • Brain Injuries
  • Casualties
  • Department Of Defense
  • Evacuation
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Statistics
  • United States
  • War
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

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