Iraq: Key figures since the war began

Published April 01, 2010

| AP

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:

October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

April 1, 2010: 99,000.

CASUALTIES:

Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of March 31, 2010: at least 4,387.

Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of March 31, 2010: 31,762.

Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of March 6, 2010: 38,639.

U.S. military deaths for March 2010: 7, slightly higher than last month's 5. The lowest monthly death toll since the war began in March 2003 has been December 2009, with 3 U.S. military deaths.

Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of Dec. 31, 2009: 1,457.

Iraqi deaths in March 2010 from war-related violence: at least 230, a little less than last month's 255.

Assassinated Iraqi academics as of Feb. 24, 2010: 437.

Journalists killed on assignment as of April 1, 2010: 141.

COST:

More than $715 billion, according to the National Priorities Project.

OIL PRODUCTION:

Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.

March 24, 2010: 2.26 million barrels per day.

ELECTRICITY:

Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.

March 3, 2010: Nationwide: 6,090 megawatts. Hours per day: 15.0.

Prewar Baghdad: 2,500 megawatts. Hours per day: 16-24.

March 3, 2010: Baghdad: N/A. Hours per day: 15.5.

TELEPHONES:

Prewar land lines: 833,000.

Jan. 2010: 1,300,000.

Prewar cell phones: 80,000.

Jan. 2010: An estimated 19.5 million.

WATER:

Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.

Jan. 30, 2010: More than 21.2 million people have potable water.

SEWERAGE:

Prewar: 6.2 million people served.

Jan. 30, 2010: 11.5 million people served.

INTERNAL REFUGEES:

Prewar: 1,021,962.

March 2010: At least 1.5 million people are currently displaced inside Iraq.

EMIGRANTS:

Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.

March 2010: Approximately 2 million Iraqis, mainly in Syria and Jordan.

All figures are the most recent available.

Sources: The Associated Press, State Department, Defense Department, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, The Brookings Institution, International Rescue Committee, Committee to Protect Journalists, National Priorities Project, The Brussels Tribunal, and the U.S. Department of Labor.

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AP news researchers Julie Reed and Rhonda Shafner compiled this report.

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