Claim: Vietnam War casualties between 1954 to 1975 the North Vietnam Viet Cong military and civilian war dead ranges from 533,000 to 1,062,000 and South Vietnam/U.S./South Korea war military and civilian war dead estimates range from 429,000 to 1,119,000.
Evidence: Deaths in Vietnam War (1954–75) per R. J. Rummel (except where otherwise noted) 533,000 1,489,000