Iraq: Key figures since the war began




The Associated Press

Wed, Jul 1, 2009 (11:03 a.m.)
U.S. TROOP LEVELS:
October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.
July 1, 2009: 133,000
CASUALTIES:
Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of July 1, 2009: at least 4,318.
Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of June 30, 2009: 31,408.
Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as
of June 6, 2009: 37,512.
U.S. military deaths for June 2009: 15. This is the lowest number since March
2009, when
there were nine U.S. troop deaths recorded.
Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of March 31,
2009: 1,360.
Iraqi deaths in June 2009 from war-related violence: at least 447, up from
225 in May 2009.
This is the deadliest month for Iraqis since October 2008, when at least 451
were killed.
Assassinated Iraqi academics as of June 16, 2009: 423.
Journalists killed on assignment as of July 1, 2009: 139.
COST:
Over $683 billion, according to the National Priorities Project.
OIL PRODUCTION:
_Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.
_June 10, 2009: 2.44 million barrels per day.
ELECTRICITY:
_Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.
_May 23, 2009 nationwide: 6,020 megawatts. Hours per day: not available.
_Prewar Baghdad: 2,500 megawatts. Hours per day: not available.
Note: Current nationwide figure for average hours of electricity per day and
Baghdad figures for the average amount of electricity generated (megawatts) are
no longer reported by the U.S. State Department's Iraq Weekly Status Report.
TELEPHONES:
_Prewar land lines: 833,000.
_April 30, 2009: 1,300,000.
_Prewar cell phones: 80,000.
_April 30, 2009: An estimated 17.7 million.
WATER:
_Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.
_April 30, 2009: 21.2 million people have potable water.
SEWERAGE:
_Prewar: 6.2 million people served.
_April 30, 2009: 11.3 million people served.
INTERNAL REFUGEES:
_June 10, 2009: At least 2.8 million people are currently displaced inside
Iraq.
EMIGRANTS:
_Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.
_June 10, 2009: Close to 2 million, mainly in Syria and Jordan.
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All figures are the most recent available.
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Sources: The Associated Press, State Department, Defense Department, Special
Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, The Brookings Institution, Office of
the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, International Organization for
Migration, Committee to Protect Journalists, National Priorities Project, The
Brussels Tribunal, and the U.S. Department of Labor.
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