Tuesday, February 10, 2009

British Casualty Monitor: Tracking the war in Afghanistan

Monitoring casualties in Iraq and AfghanistanDuration of war: 7 years, 4 months
Troops in theatre: 8,000
Casualty data analysed to: Dec 31st
UK military fatalities: 137
UK military casualties in 2007: 1442
UK military casualties in 2008: 1857*
Total UK casualties: data not released by MOD


The graphs below are compiled from official Ministry of Defence data and aim to illustrate the current situation and recent trends in British casualties in Afghanistan. They are updated about every 3 months. We are fully aware of the limitations in the data released by the MOD and its incompleteness. Nevertheless, the official data does provide the best available measure of the cost of
war to British forces and is
useful for following trends in the conflict.

The analysis and format used here is similar to the Iraq casualty monitoring page.

*The figures for British casualties in 2007 and 2008 are the sum of fatalities, field hospital admissions and medical evacuations up to the end of the analysis period.

NB
To enlarge the graphs for easier reading click on the images. All Casualty Monitor graphics can also be accessed here.


Graph of monthly British combat casualties in Afghan war

Graph of total British casualties in Afghan war

Graph of annual British casualties in Afghan war