Lancet Surveys of Iraq War Casualties - Iraq Body Count Project Compared To Lancet Studies

Iraq Body Count Project Compared To Lancet Studies

See also: Iraq Body Count project and Casualties of the Iraq War

Besides the comparisons made in various publications, and in previous sections here, there are also more comparisons and criticisms of both studies in the relevant sections of the above-linked articles. In particular see the "Undercounting" section at Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003 which lists many examples of how the media, hospitals, morgues, government, etc. miss many of the deaths caused by the war.

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