Increasing Non-Fatal:Fatal Ratio
	BD	WNM	ratio (W/BD)
WWI	53,402	204,002	3.82
WWII	291,557	671,846	2.30
Korean War	33,741	103,284	3.06
Vietnam	47,424	153,303	3.23
Persian Gulf	147	467	3.18
OEF*	173	901	5.21
Iraq War (MCO)	109	542	4.97
Iraq Occup.*	1,990	19,403	9.75
* as of 2 Sep. 2006
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) covers operations in Afghanistan, the Philippines, and elsewhere
BD = Battle Deaths
WNM = Wounded, Not Mortal
MCO = Major Combat Operations period
Source: US DoD