Vietnam War casualties
Total number of deaths

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Low estimate of deaths
Middle estimate of deaths
High estimate of deaths
Notes and comments
North Vietnam/Viet Cong military and civilian war dead
533,000
1,062,000
1,489,000
includes an estimated 50,000/65,000/70,000 civilians killed by U.S/SVN bombing/shelling
South Vietnam/U.S./South Korea war military and civilian war dead
429,000
741,000
1,119,000
includes 360,000/391,000/720,000 civilians
Democide by North Vietnam/Viet Cong
131,000
214,000
302,000
25,000/50,000/75,000 killed in North Vietnam, 106,000/164,000/227,000 killed in South Vietnam
Democide by South Vietnam
57,000
89,000
284,000
Democide is the murder of persons by or at the behest of governments.
Democide by the United States
4,000
6,000
10,000
Democide is the murder of persons by or at the behest of governments.
Democide by South Korea
3,000
3,000
3,000
Rummel does not give a medium or high estimate.
Subtotal Vietnam
1,156,000
2,115,000
3,207,000
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Cambodians
273,000
273,000
273,000
Rummel estimates 212,000 killed by Khmer Rouge (1967–1975), 60,000 killed by U.S. and 1,000 killed by South Vietnam (1967–73).
Laotians
28,000
62,000
115,000
Source:
Grand total of war deaths: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos (1954–75)
1,450,000
2,450,000
3,595,000
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Question: What were the death tolls in Cambodia and Laos during the Vietnam War?
Answer: Deaths in Cambodia and Laos were estimated at 273,000 and 62,000 respectively.