Table 1.
Numbers of people wounded and killed by conventional weapons in conflicts during or after second world war as reported in medical literature
| Source | Year | Wounded | Killed | Wounded to killed ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | ||||
| Second world war (Italy)2 | 1944-5 | 76 351 | 27 953 | 2.7 |
| Vietnam (Marine Corps)3 | 1964-73 | 51 399 | 12 944 | 4.0 |
| Panama4 | 1989 | 325 | 25 | 13.0 |
| Mogadishu raid3 | 1993 | 70 | 18 | 3.9 |
| United Kingdom | ||||
| Malaya (rifles)5 | 1952-3 | 388 | 204 | 1.9 |
| Northern Ireland (British army)6 | 1970-80 | 1700 | 300 | 5.7 |
| Low velocity bullets | 362 | 13 | 27.8 | |
| High velocity bullets | 169 | 75 | 2.2 | |
| Northern Ireland (explosions only)7 | 1970-84 | 612 | 216 | 2.8 |
| Israel | ||||
| Lebanon8 | 1982 | 1599 | 351 | 4.5 |
| Croatia | ||||
| Former Yugoslavia9 | 1991-2 | 78 | 15 | 5.2 |