Combatant | Deaths | % Total | % Pop |
Germany | 2,000,000 | 24.8% | 3.0% |
Russia | 1,700,000 | 21.1% | 1.0% |
France | 1,358,000 | 16.8% | 3.4% |
Austria-Hungary | 1,100,000 | 13.6% | 2.3% |
Britain (UK Only) | 761,000 | 9.4% | 1.7% |
Italy | 400,000 | 5.0% | 1.1% |
Ottoman Empire | 375,000 | 4.7% | 1.6% |
Britain (Empire) | 252,000 | 3.1% | 0.1% |
USA | 114,000 | 1.4% | 0.1% |
Total | 8,060,000 |
1 Total Military Deaths by 1918
Columns –
Deaths
% Total – Percentage of total military deaths
% Pop – Percentage of pre-war population
At Sea / Air Raids | 110,000 |
Belgium | 30,000 |
Roumania | 800,000 |
Germany | 813,000 |
Austria & Serbia | 1,000,000 |
Russia | 2,000,000 |
2 Total Civilian Deaths by 1918
Napoleonic Wars 1790 – 1815 | 233 |
Taiping Rebellion 1851 – 1866 | 3,632 |
Crimean War 1854 – 1856 | 1,075 |
American Civil War 1861 – 1865 | 518 |
Prusso-Danish War 1864 | 22 |
Prusso-Austrian War 1866 | 1,125 |
Franco-Prussian War 1870 – 1871 | 876 |
Boer War 1899 – 1902 | 10 |
Russo-Japanese War 1904 – 1905 | 292 |
Balkan War 1912 – 1913 | 1,941 |
Great War 1914 – 1918 | 5,509 |
3 Ten Major Wars – Comparison of Losses per Day
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