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

Hannah Fischer
Information Research Specialist

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 post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), amputations, evacuations, and the demographics of casualties. Some of these statistics are publicly available at the Department of Defense's (DOD's) website, whereas others 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 R40824, Iraq Casualties: U.S. Military Forces and Iraqi Civilians, Police, and Security Forces
contains statistics on U.S. military and Iraqi civilian casualties, while CRS Report R41084, Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians
contains statistics on U.S. military and Afghan civilian casualties.


Date of Report: May 4, 2010
Number of Pages: 9
Order Number: RS22452
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