Iraq War Made Simple - Results & Statistics as of May 17 2006
May 21 2006
2,452 US Soldiers Killed, 17,549 Wounded, 132,000 Still in Iraq
For your clear and quick reading, I listed key statistics taken from data analyzed by various think tanks, including The Brookings Institution’s Iraq Index. Data is presented as of May 17, 2006, except as indicated.
**Spent & approved to spend in Iraq **$435 billion of US taxpayers’ money
**Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq ** $9 billion of US taxpayers' money and $549.7 milion in spare parts shipped in 2004 to US contractors
** Halliburton Overcharges and Questioned Costs Publicly Known to be Hidden by the Pentagon from Auditors ** more than $250 million
**Troops ** Total 152,000, including 132,000 from the US, 8,000 from the UK, and 12,000 from all other nations (other than Iraq)
**US Troop Casualities ** 2,452 US troops; 98% male. 90% non-officers; 76% active duty, 15% National Guard; 73% Caucasian, 10% African-American, 11% Latino. 21% killed by non-hostile causes. 53% of US casualties were under 25 years old. 68% were from the US Army
**Non-US Troop Casualties **Total 222, with 111 from the UK
**US Troops Wounded **18,088, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries (total excludes psychological injuries)
US Troops with Serious Mental Health Problems ** 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home
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Private Contractors in Iraq, Working in Support of US Army Troops ** 84,105
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Journalists killed ** 68
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Journalists killed by US Forces ** 14
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Iraqi Military and Police Casualties 4,671
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Iraqi Civilians Killed, Estimated ** 44,000 to 89,000
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Iraqi Insurgents Killed, Roughly Estimated ** 55,000
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Non-Iraqi Contractors and Civilian Workers Killed ** 385
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Non-Iraqi Kidnapped ** 282, including 46 killed, 144 released, 3 escaped, 6
rescued and 83 status unknown.
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Iraqi Physicians Before 2003 Invasion ** 34,000
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Iraqi Physicians Who Have Left Iraq Since 2005 Invasion ** 12,000
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Iraqi Physicians Murdered Since 2003 Invasion ** 2,000
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US Military Helicopters Downed in Iraq ** 49 total, 27 by enemy fire
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Daily insurgent attacks, Feb 2004 ** 14
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Daily insurgent attacks, July 2005 ** 70
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Daily insurgent attacks, May 2006 ** 75
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Trained Iraqi Troops Needed by July 2006 ** 272,566
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Trained Iraqi Troops, Per US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad in August 2005 ** “Not very large.”
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Trained Iraqi Troops Able to Fight Without Major US Support, as of March 2006 **Zero
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Iraqi Unemployment Rate ** 27 to 60%, where curfew not in effect
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Iraqi Children Suffering from Chronic Malnutrition ** 25% in May 2006
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Average Daily Hours Iraqi Homes Have Electricity **11.0
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Average Daily Hours Baghdad Homes Have Electricity ** 4.0, the lowest since the US invasion of Iraq in March 2003, and less than 25% of pre-invasion levels
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Number of Iraqi Homes Connected to Sewer Systems ** 37%
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Percentage of Iraqi Homes with Access to Piped Water ** 78%
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Water Treatment Plants Rehabilitated ** 22%
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Hepatitis Outbreaks ** 2002, 100; 2003, 170; 2004, 200.
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Inflation in 2005 ** 20%
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Children Enrolled in Primary School ** 2000, 3.6 million; 2004, 4.3 million
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Telephone Subscribers ** pre-war, 833,000; March 2006, 6.8 million
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Results of Poll Taken in Iraq in August 2005 by the British Ministry of Defense ** (Source: Brookings Institute)
Iraqis "strongly opposed to presence of coalition troops - 82%
Iraqis who believe Coalition forces are responsible for any improvement in security - less than 1%
Iraqis who feel less ecure because of the occupation - 67%
Iraqis who do not have confidence in multi-national forces - 72%
Iraqis who rarely have safe, clean water - 71%
Iraqis who never have enough electricity - 47%