04/03/2007
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U.S. Military Casualties in Iraq by Race/Ethnicity |
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(March 19, 2003 through March 24, 2007) |
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Total |
Deaths |
Wounded |
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Number |
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American Indian/Alaska Native |
280 |
36 |
244 |
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Asian |
369 |
59 |
310 |
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Black |
2,313 |
313 |
2,000 |
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Hispanic |
1,895 |
347 |
1,548 |
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
173 |
33 |
140 |
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White |
20,137 |
2,400 |
17,737 |
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Other(a) |
2,375 |
40 |
2,335 |
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Total |
27,542 |
3,228 |
24,314 |
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Percent of Total (%) |
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American Indian/Alaska Native |
1.02% |
1.12% |
1.00% |
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Asian |
1.34% |
1.83% |
1.27% |
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Black |
8.40% |
9.70% |
8.23% |
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Hispanic |
6.88% |
10.75% |
6.37% |
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
0.63% |
1.02% |
0.58% |
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White |
73.11% |
74.35% |
72.95% |
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Other(a) |
8.62% |
1.24% |
9.60% |
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Total |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
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a. Includes multiple races, pending, or unknown. |
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Source: DOD Personnel and Procurement Statistics, Military Casualty Information. |
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Total Deaths PDF |
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Total Wounded PDF |
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Demographics of American War Deaths: Korea, Vietnam, Iraq |
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Korean War |
Vietnam |
Iraq (a) |
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Number |
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American Indian/Alaska Native |
104 |
226 |
36 |
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Asian |
241 |
139 |
59 |
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Black |
3,075 |
7,241 |
313 |
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Hispanic |
881 |
349 |
347 |
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Native Hawaian or Pacific Islander |
148 |
229 |
33 |
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White |
29,272 |
49,802 |
2,400 |
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Other(b) |
2,853 |
204 |
40 |
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Total |
36,574 |
58,190 |
3,228 |
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Percent of Total (%) |
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American Indian/Alaska Native |
0.3% |
0.4% |
1.1% |
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Asian |
0.7% |
0.2% |
1.8% |
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Black |
8.4% |
12.4% |
9.7% |
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Hispanic |
2.4% |
0.6% |
10.7% |
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Native Hawaian or Pacific Islander |
0.4% |
0.4% |
1.0% |
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White |
80.0% |
85.6% |
74.3% |
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Other(b) |
7.8% |
0.4% |
1.2% |
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Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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a. Through March 24, 2007. |
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b. More than one race or unknown. |
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Sources: Congressional Research Service, "American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics," July 13, 2005. Table 3. (Korea, Vietnam) https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf |
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DOD Personnel and Procurement Statistics, Military Casualty Information. (Iraq) |
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Total Deaths PDF |
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Total Wounded PDF |
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Demographics of U.S. Population, Military, and Iraqi Casualties |
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Racial/ethnic distribution of: |
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Race/ethnicity |
2004 Population(a) |
2004 U.S.Military Recruits |
Iraqi Casualties (through 3/24/07) |
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Asian |
4.23% |
2.82% |
1.34% |
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Black |
12.17% |
14.54% |
8.40% |
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White |
75.62% |
73.12% |
73.11% |
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Native Hawaian and Pacific Islander |
0.14% |
1.05% |
0.63% |
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American Indian/Alaska native |
0.75% |
2.01% |
1.02% |
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Hispanic |
14.16% |
15.43% |
6.88% |
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non-Hispanic |
85.94% |
84.57% |
93.12% |
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Population/Population Ratio |
Recruit/Population Ratio |
Casualty/Population ratio |
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Asian |
1.00 |
0.67 |
0.32 |
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Black |
1.00 |
1.19 |
0.69 |
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White |
1.00 |
0.97 |
0.97 |
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Native Hawaian and Pacific Islander |
1.00 |
7.50 |
4.50 |
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American Indian/Alaska native |
1.00 |
2.68 |
1.36 |
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Hispanic |
1.00 |
1.09 |
0.49 |
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non-Hispanic |
1.00 |
0.98 |
1.08 |
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a. Population 18 and older from the 2004 American Community Survey. |
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Sources: |
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Tim Kane, "Who Are the Recruits? The Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Enlistment, 2003-2005,",Heritage Foundation, October 26, 2006. Tables 4 and 6. (population and recruits) [PDF] |
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DOD Personnel and Procurement Statistics, Military Casualty Information. (Casualties) |
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Total Deaths PDF |
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Total Wounded PDF |
Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
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