Gross Miscalculation

GROSS MISCALCULATION

In a recent survey. ComRes asked people in the UK to estimate how
many Iraqis had died as a consequence of the war that began in 2OO3.

1000 Iraqis

44% of people
in the UK think that
fewer than 5000
Iraqis have died



123,636
is the death toll
provided by Iraq Body
Count. This counts only
documents civilian deaths
from violence.



654,956
was the death toll
estimated by The Lancet
in 2006.This was a
survey conducted in
all deaths resulting
from the war

1,000,000
The actual death toll is likely
to be over one million.

In the ComRes survey, only 2% of people in the UK thought that over
one million Iraqis had died as a direct result of the war. GROSS MISCALCULATION In a recent survey, ComRes asked people in the UK to estimate how many Iraqis had died as a consequence of the war that began in 2003. X 1000 Iraqis 44% of people in the UK think that fewer than 5000 Iraqis have died 15% think between 5,000 and 10,000 Iraqis have died 123,636 is the death toll provided by Iraq Body Count. This counts only documented civilian deaths from violence. 654,956 was the death toll estimated by The Lancet in 2006. This was a survey conducted in Iraq which counted all deaths resulting XXX XXIX(x from the war.3 1,000,000 The actual death toll is likely to be over one million. 4 In the ComRes survey, only 2% of people in the UK thought that over one million Iraqis had died as a direct result of the war. 'http://www.comres.co.uk/polls/iragi death_tollsurvey June_2013 pdf. http://medialens.org/index.php/alerts/alert-archive/alerts-2013/735-limited-but-persuasive-evidence-syria-sarin-libya-lies html *Their estimates range from l12.979 to 123,637 - as of 14/06/2013. Iraq Body Count also state: 'Further analysis of the WikiLeaks' Iraq War Logs may add 12.000 civilian deaths * http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/10/AR2006101001442 html * http://www.justforeignpolicy org/deathcount/explanation This does not take into account deaths caused as a result of the 1991 war, sanctions or teminal cancers caused by the use of depleted uranium http:/johnpilger.com/articles/from-irag-a-tragic-reminder Design: Molanie Patrick