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Estimates of casualties of the Vietnam War vary widely. Estimates can include both civilian and military deaths in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975 and most of the fighting took place in South Vietnam; accordingly it suffered the most casualties.
- 405,000–627,000
- 1,353,000
- 444,000–666,000
- 282,000
Aug 23, 2022 · Find records of 58,220 U.S. military fatal casualties of the Vietnam War from the Defense Casualty Analysis System Extract Files. Search by casualty category, country, home state, and other fields via the Access to Archival Databases resource.
- 58,212
- 58,220
1 day ago · The United States committed some 550,000 troops to the Vietnam front at the height of the conflict, suffered more than 58,000 casualties, and engaged in battle after battle with communist forces in the region until its withdrawal in 1973.
- Ronald H. Spector
The U.S. military has estimated that between 200,000 and 250,000 South Vietnamese soldiers died. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., lists more than 58,300 names of members of the U.S. armed forces who were killed or went missing in action.
The officially-reported numbers and categories below cover American Vietnam War deaths by age group, branch of service, service component, type of death, reason for death, race, religion, sex, state/protectorate and deaths by war year (including post-war).
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was a major conflict of the Cold War.
U.S. Military Casualties - Vietnam Conflict Casualty Summary. (As of May 9, 2024) 1 – 10 of 19. No Fear Act Notice. USA.gov. DHRA/DSS has determined that this application does not contain FOUO, CUI, or PII data. DCAS 3.0.35.
