Vietnam War casualties
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The Vietnam War (1959-1975) direct and indirect casualties breakdown as follows:
North Vietnamese Army, National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam
- ~ 600,000 died and ~600,000 WIA. According to classified informations by the Vietnamese government in the late-1990's, as well as the admission of the Vietnamese government officials who participated in the war, the actual number is much higher than previously admitted by the Vietnamese communist government. In the documentary aired by The History Channel in the early 2000's, numerous Vietnamese officials confirmed the latest number from the declassified information during interviews, and the North Vietnamese casualty is around 1.1 million, including 300,000 missing in action. However, the non-combat related death is greater than MIA & KIA combined, as a result of disease (malaria was the major cause) and non-combat related accidents (such as falling, drowning, and snake bites). The number of POWs was uncertain, because during the war, defections were common. The number of wounded was also uncertain because many fighters were wounded multiple times and it was difficult to track by keeping historical records especially for the communist forces in southern Vietnam.
- ~250,000 KIA/MIA
- ~ 1,169,763 WIA
- ~2,000,000 to 4,000,000 Killed (The Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs released figures on April 3, 1995 claimed that nearly 2 million civilians in the north and 2 million in the south were killed between 1954 and 1975.
- ~3,000,000 affected by Agent Orange
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North Korea
According to Chinese soldiers stationed in Vietnam manning the anti-aircraft artillery next to that of the North Korean, several dozen North Korean anti-aircraft artillery crews were killed by American bombing.
China
- 1,446 KIA
Soviet Union
About 6,000 Soviet soldiers participated in the Vietnam War; 16 of them died or were killed.
Philippines
- 552 KIA
Thailand
- 351 KIA
Australia
- 520 KIA
almost 2400 WIA
New Zealand
- 37 KIA
Cambodian civilians
- ~700,000 During War (conforming to newest declarations)
- ~1,500,000 Killed under Pol Pot's regime
Laotian civilians
- ~50,000 Killed
External links
- Source of the figures
- National Archives AAD Searchable database
- Casualties - US vs NVA/VC Casualty breakdown by year, province, unit.
References
- ^ Statistical information about casualties of the Vietnam Conflict, US National Archives
- ^ Bill Abbott, Names On The Wall: A Closer Look At Those Who Died In Vietnam, HistoryNet.com
- ^ The Vietnam-Era Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action Database, Vietnam-Era Unaccounted for Statistical Report, CURRENT AS OF: November 7, 2001, Library of Congress