Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Iraq in Numbers

A chart compiled from the Iraq Index:
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Nov. 2003

Nov. 2004

Nov. 2005

Nov. 2006

U.S./Other Foreign Troops in Iraq (in thousands)

123/24

138/24

160/23

140/17

U.S. Troops Killed

82

137

96

68

U.S. Troops Wounded

337

1,397

466

508

Iraqi Army and Police Fatalities

50

160

176

123

Iraqi Civilian Fatalities

1,250

2,900

1,800

4,000

Multiple-Fatality Bombings

6

11

41

65

Number of Insurgents

5,000

20,000

20,000

25,000

Strength of Shiite Militias

5,000

10,000

20,000

50,000

Daily Average of Inter-Ethnic Attacks

0

1

1

15

Number of Foreign Fighters

250

750

1,250

1,350

Iraqis Internally Displaced Since April 2003

100,000

175,000

200,000

650,000

Iraqi Refugees Since April 2003

100,000

350,000

900,000

1,800,000

Iraqi Doctors Murdered or Kidnapped/Fled Iraq (total)

100/
1,000

250/
2,000

1,000/
5,000

2,250/
12,000

Iraqi Security Forces Technically Proficient

0

10,000

35,000

115,000

Iraqi Security Forces Politically Dependable

0

0

5,000

10,000

Oil Production (in millions of barrels per day; prewar: 2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

Household Fuel Available (as % of estimated need)

76

77

88

54

Electricity Production (in megawatts; prewar: 4,000)

3,600

3,200

3,700

3,700

Unemployment Rate (percent)

50

35

33

33

Per Capita G.D.P. (in dollars; prewar: 900)

550

1,000

1,100

1,150

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