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Statistics of World War II
Including the European and Pacific Theaters

Countries Total Deaths % of Prewar Population Military Deaths Civilian Deaths
USSR 20,600,000 10.4% 13,600,000 7,000,000
CHINA 10,000,000 2.0%
GERMANY 6,850,000 9.5% 3,250,000 3,600,000
POLAND 6,123,000 17.2% 123,000 6,000,000
JAPAN 2,000,000 2.7%
YUGOSLAVIA 1,706,000 10.9%
FRANCE 810,000 1.9% 340,000 470,000
GREECE 520,000 7.2%
UNITED STATES 500,000 0.4% 500,000
AUSTRIA 480,000 7.2%
ROMANIA 460,000 3.4%
HUNGARY 420,000 3.0%
ITALY 410,000 0.9% 330,000 80,000
CZECHOSLOVAKIA 400,000 2.7%
GREAT BRITAIN 388,000 0.8% 326,000 62,000
NETHERLANDS 210,000 2.4% 198,000 12,000
BELGIUM 88,000 1.1% 76,000 12,000
FINLAND 84,000 2.2%
AUSTRALIA 39,000 0.3%
CANADA 34,000 0.3%
ALBANIA 28,000 2.5%
INDIA 24,000 0.01%
NORWAY 10,262 0.3%
NEW ZEALAND 10,000 0.6%
LUXEMBOURG 5,000 1.7%
TOTAL 52,199,262

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