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Israel Gaza War 2023-Present
Civilian Casualties
Combatant Casualties
Ratio of Civilians to Combatants: 1.1:1
Israel:
822
Israel:
677
Gaza:
22,010
(According to Hamas )
Total:
22,832
Gaza:
20,000
(According to the IDF )
Total:
20,667
For every 1.1 civilian casualty, there is 1 combatant casualty.
It is important to note that it is very hard to distinguish between combatants and civilians on the Gaza side since the terror groups work from within civilian populations who support the terrorist activities by polling data.
UN resolutions: +20
Compare to other conflicts
The Second Sino-Japanese War
Civilians
Casualties
15,000,000-25,000,000
10,000,000-15,000,000
Ratio
4:1
UN Resolutions:
Pre UN
Conflict Date:
1937-1941
Biafran War
Civilians
Casualties
1,000,000-2,000,000
900,000-1,900,000
Ratio
15:1
UN Resolutions:
0
Conflict Date:
1967-1970
Liberian Civil War
Civilians
Casualties
250,000
200,000-225,000
Ratio
8:1
UN Resolutions:
2
Conflict Date:
1989-2003
Bosnian War
Civilians
Casualties
100,000
38,000
Ratio
2.6:1
UN Resolutions:
7
Conflict Date:
1992-1995
Iran Iraq War
Civilians
Casualties
500,000-1,000,000
100,000-250,000
Ratio
0.2:1
UN Resolutions:
10
Conflict Date:
1980-1989
Second Congo War
Civilians
Casualties
3,000,000-5,000,000
2,500,000-4,500,000
Ratio
9:1
UN Resolutions:
20
Conflict Date:
1988-2003
Korean War
Civilians
Casualties
2,500,000-3,000,000
1,500,000-2,000,000
Ratio
2:1
UN Resolutions:
5
Conflict Date:
1950-1953
World War 2
Civilians
Casualties
70,000,000-85,000,000
50,000,000-55,000,000
Ratio
3.5:1
UN Resolutions:
Pre UN
Conflict Date:
1939-1945
Israeli-Arab Conflict
Civilians
Casualties
155,751
36,421
Ratio
0.2:1
UN Resolutions:
200-300
Conflict Date:
1882-Ongoing
Chinees Cultural Revolution
Civilians
Casualties
500,000-3,000,000
500,000-3,000,000
Ratio
99%
UN Resolutions:
0
Conflict Date:
1966-1976
Darfur Conflict
Civilians
Casualties
300,000-400,000
240,000-360,000
Ratio
4:1
UN Resolutions:
4
Conflict Date:
2003-Ongoing
Sudanese Civil War
Civilians
Casualties
2,000,000-2,500,000
1,800,000-2,500,000
Ratio
4:1
UN Resolutions:
+5
Conflict Date:
1995-2005
Cambodien Civil War
Civilians
Casualties
275,000-310,000
200,000-250,000
Ratio
1.3:1
UN Resolutions:
2
Conflict Date:
1967-1975
Soviet Afgan War
Civilians
Casualties
1,000,000-1,500,000
825,000-1,350,000
Ratio
10:1
UN Resolutions:
3
Conflict Date:
1979-1989
Bangladesh Liberation War
Civilians
Casualties
300,000-3,000,000
250,000-2,900,000
Ratio
9:1
UN Resolutions:
0
Conflict Date:
1971
Vietnam War
Civilians
Casualties
3,608,300
2,000,000
Ratio
1.8:1
UN Resolutions:
0
Conflict Date:
1955-1975
Israel-Gaza War
Civilians
Casualties
43,509
22,832
Ratio
1.1:1
UN Resolutions:
+20
Conflict Date:
2023-Ongoing
The Red Terror
Civilians
Casualties
20,000,000-30,000,000
19,000,000-29,000,000
Ratio
20:1
UN Resolutions:
0
Conflict Date:
1927-1989
Yemen Civil War
Civilians
Casualties
377,000
150,000
Ratio
1.6:1
UN Resolutions:
3
Conflict Date:
2014-Ongoing
Mexican Drug War
Civilians
Casualties
300,000
90,000-120,000
Ratio
0.4:1
UN Resolutions:
0
Conflict Date:
2006-Ongoing
Syrian Civil War
Civilians
Casualties
617,910
306,887
Ratio
1:1
UN Resolutions:
27
Conflict Date:
2011-Ongoing
Nigerian Civil War
Civilians
Casualties
1,000,000-3,000,000
900,000-2,800,000
Ratio
9:1
UN Resolutions:
0
Conflict Date:
1967-1970
Rwanda Genocide
Civilians
Casualties
500,000-1,000,000
450,000-950,000
Ratio
20:1
UN Resolutions:
5
Conflict Date:
1994
Chinese Civil War
Civilians
Casualties
7,000,000-10,000,000
7,000,000-10,000,000
Ratio
2.3:1
UN Resolutions:
Pre UN
Conflict Date:
1927-1949
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Civilians
Casualties
91,322
36,421
Ratio
0.6:1
UN Resolutions:
200-300
Conflict Date:
1882-Ongoing
Sources
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