Ww1 Casualties By Country World Time View

The casualties suffered by the participants in world war i dwarfed those of previous wars.

The first world war usa world news xml. Estimates range from around 15 to 22 million deaths and about 23 million wounded military personnel ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history. Except where otherwise noted statistics are from the cost of canadas war canadian war museum website accessed november 21 2018. The total number of deaths includes from 9 to 11 million military personnelthe civilian death toll was about 6 to 13 million.

Russiawounded includes 1450000 permanently disabled francewounded includes 690000 permanently disabled rumaniadead excludes 265000 civilians dead and missing portugalwounded western front only. Wwi casualty and death tables originally published on pbs websitestatistics also available on encyclopedia britannicas website. The total number of military and civilian casualties in world war i was about 40 million.

Includes deaths from all causes. Exchange rates and casualties during the first world war journal of monetary economics 518 2004. Some 8500000 soldiers died as a result of wounds andor disease.

When world war one was declared there were street celebrations in most of europes capital cities. No one would have dared to predict the casualties of world war one. In august 1914 ypres remained a fine.

Canadian prisoners of war the canadian. No one even envisaged trench warfare in august 1914 let alone the appalling casualties that occurred over 4 years of fighting. Changes in the distribution of navy and marine corps casualties from world war i through the vietnam conflict military medicine 14611 1981.

These figures from the two world wars vol i world war i by susan everett published 1980 by bison books notes. World war i world war i killed wounded and missing.