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Deaths directly caused by the war (including military and civilian fatalities) are estimated at 50–56 million, with an additional estimated 19–28 million deaths from war-related disease and famine.
See estimates for worldwide deaths, broken down by country, in World War II.
9 sie 2024 · Estimated number of military and civilian fatalities due to the Second World War per country or region between 1939 and 1945 table column chart
1 sie 2022 · Civilians in WW2 died at a much higher rate than military personnel 55.6 million to 25.7 million respectively, or a 2.2 to one ratio. Civilian deaths in twenty-five nations represented more than fifty percent of all their WW2 deaths.
11 paź 2022 · The major WW2 belligerent militaries suffered varying death rates the world over. The UK and US rates were low (3.3% and 2.5% respectively) whereas the USSR, Germany, and Japan’s rates (31.1%, 29.2% and 25.3% respectively) were high.
9 sie 2024 · Military and civilian losses as a share of total fatalities due to the Second World War between 1939 and 1945, by country or region table column chart
7 paź 2022 · Military deaths were 19.8 million and civilian deaths were 18.3 million or a 1.1 to 1 military to civilian death rate ratio. Nations with high civilian death rates happened due to the following, where: Nations targeted by extensive strategic bombing, Japan and Germany.
