Table 2. Counts of reported violent deaths in Iraq by responsible party and by cause, by war and non-conflict intervals.
Sub-category | Time period | Total count | Percentage for 1980–1993 | |||
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Iran-Iraq war | Peaceful interval | First Gulf war | Aftermath | |||
1980–1988 | 1989 | 1990–1991 | 1992–1993 | |||
Responsible part for violent deaths (Source: household reports) | ||||||
Coalition forces | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 5.67% |
Militia | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3.12% |
Criminals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.13% |
Iraq army | 25 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 12.18% |
Iraq police | 36 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 13.60% |
Other/unknown | 215 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 228 | 64.31% |
All responsible parties | 281 | 6 | 63 | 4 | 354 | 100% |
Cause of violent deaths (Source: household reports) | ||||||
Gunshot | 117 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 141 | 39.66% |
Car bomb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.57% |
Airstrike | 50 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 69 | 19.55% |
Road accident | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.42% |
Other explosion | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7.93% |
Other war/don’t know | 85 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 109 | 30.88% |
All cause | 281 | 6 | 63 | 4 | 354 | 100% |