Compiled by Wil C. Fry,
Do you ever wonder how many people die each year from traffic accidents?
Wars? Smoking? I got an email the other day that quoted a bunch of
statistics, but didn't attribute to any sources. As a newspaper man, I
can't stand when someone quotes a fact to me without knowing where they
picked up this "fact." So, on this page, I've listed some of the
statistics I could find, and I've quoted/linked the sources.
If you can think of other statistics that should be on this page, feel free to send me an email. Emails will also be welcomed that challenge/correct these stats, but ONLY if you quote sources and provide stable links to those sources. I won't mind posting multiple numbers/sources for each category.
If you can think of other statistics that should be on this page, feel free to send me an email. Emails will also be welcomed that challenge/correct these stats, but ONLY if you quote sources and provide stable links to those sources. I won't mind posting multiple numbers/sources for each category.
If you have changes, updates or additions, email me at:
| U.S. soldiers who've died in Iraq since 2003: 4,639 (source: Iraq Coalition Casualties) |
American soldiers who died in World War II: 405,400 (approx. 100,000 per year) (source: Wikipedia) |
Military deaths (world total) in World War II: 20 million (approx. 3.3 million per year) (source: Wikipedia) |
| Civilian deaths (world total) in World War II: 30 million (approx. 5 million per year) (source: Wikipedia) |
Military deaths (world total) in World War I:
8.6 million (approx. 2.2 million per year) (source: Wikipedia) |
Civilian deaths (world total) in World War I: 6.5 million (approx. 1.6 million per year) (source: Wikipedia) |
| U.S. military deaths in the American Civil War: 620,000 (approx. 155,000 per year) (source: Wikipedia) |
Casualties (all sides) in the Korean War: 2.5 million (approx. 6.3 million per year) (source: Wikipedia) |
Casualties in the Vietnam War (all sides, military and civilian, including later suicides and Khmer Rouge massacres): 9.1 million (source: Wikipedia) |
| Americans killed by guns in the U.S. each year: 30,000 (source: New York Times) |
Americans killed by tobacco in the U.S. each year: 418,000 (source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) |
Americans killed after being struck by police Tasers in 2004: 40 (source: Amnesty International) |
| Convicts executed in the U.S. in 2006: 53 (source: Amnesty International) |
Convicts executed in China in 2005: 1,770 (source: USA Today) |
U.S. murder rate: 5.9 per 100,000 (source: Wikipedia) |
| U.K. murder rate: 2.3 per 100,000 (source: Wikipedia) |
U.S. traffic fatalities each year: 39,000 (source: U.S. DOT) |
Traffic fatalities each year (world total): 1.2 million (source: Wikipedia) |
| People killed in April 19, 1995, Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City: 168 (source: Memorial Website) |
People killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York City: 2,993 (source: Wikipedia) |
Students killed in the May 4, 1970, shooting at Kent State U.: 4 (source: Wikipedia) |
| People killed in the Oct. 12, 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole: 17 (source: Wikipedia) |
People injured/killed by lightning each year in the U.S.: Struck: 700 Killed: 70 (source: National Weather Service) |
Flu deaths in the U.S. each year: 36,000 (source: USA Today) |
| People killed by the Dec. 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami: 229,866 (source: Wikipedia) |
People killed in the April 16, 2007, shooting at Virginia Tech: 33 (source: Wikipedia) |
Deaths from obesity per year in the USA: 112,000 (source: Washington Times) |
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