Body Count
Deaths in the Iraq war:
| Date | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2003 | 996 | 1,174 |
| 10 August 2003 | 6,087 | 7,798 |
| 25 April 2004 | 8,918 | 10,769 |
| 12 September 2004 | 11,797 | 13,806 |
| 12 March 2005 | 16,231 | 18,510 |
| 6 December 2005 | 27,354 | 30,863 |
| 28 June 2006 | 38,725 | 43,140 |
| 2 October 2006 | 43,546 | 48,343 |
| 1 March 2007 | 57,482 | 63,421 |
| 5 August 2007 | 68,347 | 74,753 |
| 2 May 2008 | 83,336 | 90,897 |
| 24 October 2010 | 98,585 | 107,594 |
| 12 January 2012 | 104,594 | 114,260 |
The figures above are those that appeared in real time on the IBC counters on or around those dates. However, those in the first line were increased radically in the following days and weeks. IBC's current Max figure for the entire invasion phase, up to 30 April 2003, now stands at 7,299. Because IBC performs analyses (e.g., accounts for multiple reports, eliminates overlaps, etc.), there is always a delay between the date on which incidents occur and the addition of their numbers to the IBC database. Another factor is that some reports emerge weeks or even months later - for instance the emergence of Baghdad city morgue reports for 2005 in early 2006. The 6 December line above was taken from the IBC total as it stood on 6 December 2005, but the emergence of the morgue figures later increased IBC's figures for that period to 31,818 - 35,747.
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