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  1. www.britannica.com › topic › casualties-of-World-WarCasualties of World War II | Statistics, By Country, & Total

    The human cost of the war can hardly be calculated. Civilian population centres were intentionally targeted by both the Axis and the Allies. Planes of the U.S. Army Air Forces burned scores of Japanese cities to the ground with incendiary bombs before Hiroshima and Nagasaki were largely destroyed with atomic weapons.

  2. worldpopulationreview.com › country-rankings › worldWorld War II Casualties by Country 2024 - World Population Review

    The following countries have the highest estimated World War II casualties: the Soviet Union (20 to 27 million), China (15 to 20 million), Germany (6 to 7.4 million), Poland (5.9 to 6 million), Dutch East Indies/Indonesia (3 to 4 million), Japan (2.5 to 3.1 million), India (2.2 to 3 million), Yugoslavia (1 to 1.7 million), French Indochina ...

    Country
    Total Deaths
    Military Deaths
    Civilian Deaths Via Military
    China
    20,000,000
    3,750,000
    8,191,000
    Russia
    13,950,000
    6,750,000
    4,100,000
    Ukraine
    6,850,000
    1,650,000
    3,700,000
    Poland
    6,000,000
    240,000
    5,820,000

    See full list on worldpopulationreview.com

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_War_II_casualtiesWorld War II casualties - Wikipedia

    This study cited a Chinese Nationalist source that put total civilian casualties at 2,144,048 =(1,073,496 killed; 237,319 wounded; 71,050 captured by Japanese; 335,934 killed in Japanese air raids; 426,249 wounded in air raids), military casualties at 6,750,000 in 1937–1943 (1,500,000 killed; 3,000,000 wounded; 750,000 missing; 1,500,000 ...

  4. www.nationalww2museum.org › students-teachersResearch Starters: Worldwide Deaths in World War II | The ...

    Japan: 2,120,000: 2,600,000-3,100,000: Korea--378,000-473,000: Latvia--227,000: Lithuania--353,000: Luxembourg--2,000: Malaya--100,000: Netherlands: 17,000: 301,000: New Zealand: 11,900: 11,900: Norway: 3,000: 9,500: Papua New Guinea--15,000: Philippines: 57,000: 500,000-1,000,000: Poland: 240,000: 5,600,000: Romania: 300,000: 833,000 ...

    Country
    Military Deaths
    Total Civilian And Military Deaths
    Albania
    30,000
    30,200
    Australia
    39,800
    40,500
    Austria
    261,000
    384,700
    Belgium
    12,100
    86,100

    See full list on nationalww2museum.org

  5. www.statista.com › statistics › 1353017WWII: Japanese military deaths by region 1937-1945 | Statista

    Feb 2, 2024 · WWII: Japanese military deaths 1937-1945, by region. The Empire of Japan's military losses in the Second World War are estimated to exceed 2.5 million men.

  6. www.statista.com › statistics › 1293510Second World War: deaths per country 1939-1945 | Statista

    Feb 2, 2024 · It is believed that 60 to 67 percent of all deaths were civilian fatalities, largely resulting from war-related famine or disease, and war crimes or atrocities. Systematic genocide,...

  7. thebulletin.org › 2020 › 08Counting the dead at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Aug 4, 2020 · 70,000 at Hiroshima. + 40,000 at Nagasaki. 110,000 total. Made by the US military • Issued in the 1940s • Emphasizes the military necessity of the attacks. Earliest estimates. Hiroshima was bombed on the morning of August 6, 1945.