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Although there are disputes as to whether some battles were included in the count, Wikipedia shows the following. I normally don't cut-and-paste, but this is the most comprehensive list I've ever seen - someone did some good work. I've reformatted the table a bit, as it separated civilian from military casualties and the question was by nationality.
Casualties and losses
South Vietnamese soldiers: 220,357 dead 1,170,000 wounded
South Vietnamese civilian dead: 1,581,000*
North Vietnam & NLF: 1,176,000 dead/missing;
600,000+ wounded
North Vietnamese civilian dead: ~3,000,000
US 58,159 dead; 2,000 missing; 303,635 wounded
South Korea 4,960 dead; 10,962 wounded
Thailand 1,351 dead
Australia 520 dead; 2,400 wounded
New Zealand 37 dead; 187 wounded
P.R. China 1,446 dead; 4,200 wounded
Soviet Union 16 dead
Cambodian civilian dead: ~700,000
Laotian civilian dead: ~50,000
Casualty figures are primarily attributed to "The Heart of Darkness" DVDs and "A History of the World" by John Soames.
The statistic of 58,159 US dead is close to the statistical record of 58,193 at the National Archives (source below). I don't know if there are any definitive counts - so many went missing of the soldiers, and I doubt anyone was counting the civilians. Pretty grim.
Casualties and losses
South Vietnamese soldiers: 220,357 dead 1,170,000 wounded
South Vietnamese civilian dead: 1,581,000*
North Vietnam & NLF: 1,176,000 dead/missing;
600,000+ wounded
North Vietnamese civilian dead: ~3,000,000
US 58,159 dead; 2,000 missing; 303,635 wounded
South Korea 4,960 dead; 10,962 wounded
Thailand 1,351 dead
Australia 520 dead; 2,400 wounded
New Zealand 37 dead; 187 wounded
P.R. China 1,446 dead; 4,200 wounded
Soviet Union 16 dead
Cambodian civilian dead: ~700,000
Laotian civilian dead: ~50,000
Casualty figures are primarily attributed to "The Heart of Darkness" DVDs and "A History of the World" by John Soames.
The statistic of 58,159 US dead is close to the statistical record of 58,193 at the National Archives (source below). I don't know if there are any definitive counts - so many went missing of the soldiers, and I doubt anyone was counting the civilians. Pretty grim.
source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War#cite_note-aaron-5
http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War#cite_note-aaron-5
http://www.archives.gov/research/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html
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