How many people died in the Vietnam War?
As a result of the more than eight years of guerrilla warfare in Vietnam, it is estimated that more than 2 million Vietnamese were killed, 3 million wounded, and hundreds of thousands of children orphaned. Furthermore, it has been estimated that about 12 million people became refugees. Approximately 1 218 000 were resettled in more than 16 countries during the time period between April 1975 and July 1982. About 500 000 people tried to flee by sea. It has been estimated that 10 to 15 per cent of these people died, and those who survived faced extreme hardships and eventually immigration barriers.
How many people were killed during the American involvement in the conflict in Vietnam? I know that about 52,000 American soldiers were killed in battle. I’ve heard that more than that died from suicide and other causes, but I cannot find any official references or statistics. I have heard estimates of from 1 million to 7 million Vietnamese deaths, but I haven’t seen any official numbers. I would like as much detail as possible. References do not have to be limited to the web — books or magazine or newspaper articles that I might find in a library would be fine, for example.
