Iraq in turmoil
Last reviewed: 03-02-2009
NATION TORN APART BY VIOLENCE
KEY FACTS
| Deaths since invasion (estimates vary) | |
| Civilians killed by military intervention | Civilians killed by military intervention: see Iraq Body Count*, a running tally based on media reports and morgue data |
| 600,000: estimate for violent deaths (Iraqi civilian and combatant) 2003-2006, according to U.S. researchers from Johns Hopkins University | |
| 151,000: estimate for violent deaths (Iraqi civilian and combatant) 2003-2006, according to a U.N. World Health Organisation/Iraqi government survey | |
| 1.03 million: estimate for violent deaths (Iraqi civilian and combatant) 2003-2007, according to a survey by British polling agency Opinion Research Business | |
| Displaced | |
| Internally displaced | 2.8 million (IDMC estimate, July 2008) |
| Displaced outside Iraq | 2.3 million (UNHCR estimate, end-2007) |
| Child mortality | |
| Under five mortality rate 2007 | 44 per 1,000 live births (UNICEF State of the World's Children report) |
| Infant mortality rate 2007 | 36 per 1,000 live births (UNICEF State of the World's Children) |
* Iraq Body Count is run by academics and peace activists who keep track of deaths reported in the media. The IBC says the figure underestimates the true number.
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