WWI Deaths by Country and Source

World War I Deaths This chart highlights the variance between different sources reporting the death toll numbers for the belligerent nations during World War I. Different sources cite differing figures. The scale on the left of each chart gives the number of casualties, the colored dots represent different sources of information, while the dotted lines give percentage differences between some of the largest by country and source inconsistencies. Austria-Hungary Belgium Bulgaria France Germany Great Britain (& Empire) Greece Italy 120 T 18 2.6 T 100 2.5 1.2 28 1,000 16.3 O Eckhardt 20%. 2.4 Eckhardt -- 1.15 O Eckhardt ---. 950 O Eckhardt 26 Urlanis 2.3 O Eckhardt 88 O Eckhardt Britannica, Brzezinski, Davies, Encarta, Gilbert, Hammond, S&S, Wallechinsky Britannica, Brzezinski, Davies, Encarta, Gilbert, Hammond, S&S, Wallechinsky 102 E&C. - 16% E&C, OO Paschall Urlanis, 0O E&C 95 O Paschall 13.9 2.0 90- Britannica, Compton's, Davies, S&S, Urlanis 0.913 0.908 Hammond 13.6 Urlanis 88 Urlanis O Paschall O E&C 1.85 1.77 13.3 0.887 Britannica, Brzezinski, Davies, Encarta, Gilbert, Hammond, S&S, Wallechinsky Britannica, Compton's, - Davies, S&S O Hammond * 76 + 650 Urlanis Britannica, Brzezinski, Davies, Encarta, Gilbert, Hammond, Paschall, S&S. Wallechinsky :::: E&C (462,400). 00 Tucker (462,391) 462 Paschall Urlanis 460 E&C 20% Higher 38 O Urlanis 28 O Eckhardt 28 Britannica, Compton's, Davies, Hammond, Tucker Britannica, Brzezinski, Davies, E&C, Eckhardt, 137 14 + O S&s Encarta, Gilbert, Hammond, S&S, Wallechinsky Japan Montenegro Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Turkey United States 400 14 T 400 900 3.2 38E O Eckhardt 300 O Eckhardt 375 O Eckhardt 13 Urlanis Britannica, Brzezinski, Compton's, Davies, E&C. Eckhardt, Encarta, Britannica, Brzezinski, Compton's, Davies, E&C, Eckhardt, Encarta, 2.95 Eckhardt 278 804 O Urlanis 16 O Paschall 340 335 Paschall Britannica, Brzezinski, Compton's, Davies, E&C, Eckhardt, Encarta, Gilbert, Hammond, Paschall, S&S, Tucker, Urlanis, Wallechinsky Gilbert, Hammond, Paschall, S&S, Tucker, O Urlanis, Wallechinsky Gilbert, Hammond, Paschall, S&S, Tucker, O Urlanis, Wallechinsky 300 3 Britannica, Brzezinski. 250 Urlanis Davies, E&C, Encarta, Gilbert, Hammond, S&S. Tucker, Wallechinsky Urlanis, 220 450 O Eckhardt E&C F&C O Britannica, Brzezinski, Davies, Encarta, Gilbert, Hammond, Paschall, S&S. Wallechinsky Urlanis 3 53.4 Eckhardt, 0O E&C O Compton's Britannica, Brzezinski, Davies, Encarta, Gilbert, Hammond, S&S, Wallechinsky 128 51.8 50.6 350 Paschall E&C O Britannica, Hammond, Tucker 278 236 O E&C 70 Davies 48 S&S O Britannica, Compton's, Hammond, Tucker 45 Designed by Neil Anderson, 2008 Sources:White (2008), Encyclopaedia Britannica (1992), Brzezinski (1993), Compton's (1997), Davies (1998), Eckhardt/Sivard (1987), Ellis & Cox (2001), Encarta (1995), Gilbert (1997), Hammond (1996), Notes: Eckhardt in some cases mixes civilian death tolls with military death tolls. Which cases? Nobody knows for sure. Urlanis is the only Russian Soviet author in my list of sources (Brzezinski was Polish). The majority of the sources listed here are British of various descent (Davies, Gilbert, Ellis & Cox, et.al.). Paschall, Small & Singer (1982), Tucker (1999), Urlanis (1971), Wallechinsky (1995) Casualties Casualties (in millions) JaydiH %16 - ---. Casualties (in thousands) Casualties (in thousands) Casualties (i thousands) Casualties (in thousands) Casualties (in thousands) Casualties (in millions) Casualties (in millions) suQUu u) səppense) 0.- 214% Casualties (in thousands) Casualties (in millions) %8IS Casualties (in thousands) Casualties (in thousands) %681 - - ---- Casualties (in thousands) Casualties (in thousands)