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 AFGHANISTAN CASUALTY AND FATALITY TABLES

Number of Afghanistan UK Military and Civilian casualties 7 October 2001 to 15 August 2011

Year 1 2

Casualties 

(excluding Natural Causes) 3, 456


Field Hospital Admissions 789

Aeromed
Evacuations

Total

Very Seriously
Injured or
Wounded

Seriously
Injured or
Wounded

Total       

Wounded in
Action

Disease or Non
Battle Injury

Total

528

259

269

5,151

1,758

3,393

4,930

2001

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

2002

1

1

0

 

 

 

 

2003

1

0

1

 

 

 

 

2004

6

3

3

 

 

 

 

2005

2

2

0

 

 

 

 

2006

31

18

13

240

85

155

262

2007

63

23

40

832

234

598

572

2008

65

27

38

1,008

235

773

800

2009

157

82

75

1,229

508

721

1,313

2010

154

80

74

1,262

518

744

1,225

2011 (to 15 Aug)

48

23

25

580

178

402

758

May-10

22

12

10

161

71

90

106

Jun-10

14

10

4

125

61

64

113

Jul-10

29

14

15

139

70

69

138

Aug-10

12

4

8

98

40

58

108

Sep-10

6

2

4

93

46

47

77

Oct-10

6

2

4

73

21

52

88

Nov-10

12

3

9

77

33

44

108

Dec-10

13

7

6

72

27

45

91

Jan-11

13

5

8

65

27

38

103

Feb-11

7

3

4

51

18

33

67

Mar-11

4

2

2

80

29

51

120

Apr-11

6

3

3

71

17

54

99

May-11

7

6

1

121

30

91

99

Jun-11

6

1

5

86

21

65

121

1 to 15 Jul-11

2

2

0

31

11

20

45

16 to 31 Jul-11

2

1

1

37

13

24

62

1 to 15 Aug-11

1

0

1

38

12

26

42

                                  Source: Initial NOTICAS                                   Source: UK and Coalition Medical Facilities    Source: AECC

1. Data starts 7 October 2001.

2. The last three months of data are provisional and subject to change.

3. The VSI and SI data includes personnel with an initial NOTICAS listing of VSI or SI who were alive at the time of discharge from their first hospital episode in the UK.

4. The VSI and SI injury data includes records classified as 'Other Causes'. This classification is used when there is insufficient information to attribute a casualty to injury or natural cause.

5. Civilians are not included in the figures previous to 1 January 2006.

6. The personnel listed as VSI or SI may also appear in the UK field hospital admissions and Aeromed Evacuations data.

7. The admissions data contain UK personnel admitted to any Field Hospital, whether operated by UK or Coalition Medical Facilities.

8. The Disease or Non Battle Injury figures are Non Battle Injuries only until 27 October 2006, disease is included from 28 October to be consistent with Op TELIC reporting.

9. Field Hospital Admissions data starts 1 March 2006.

Number of Afghanistan UK Military and Civilian fatalities 7 October 2001 to 15 August 2011

Year 1

 

Fatalities 2

 

Total

Killed in Action

Died of Wounds

Other 3

Total

379

300

40

39

2001

0

0

0

0

2002

3

0

0

3

2003

0

0

0

0

2004

1

1

0

0

2005

1

1

0

0

2006

39

20

1

18

2007

42

36

1

5

2008

51

47

3

1

2009

108

91

16

1

2010

103

80

15

8

2011 (to 15 Aug)

31

24

4

3

May-10

8

6

1

1

Jun-10

20

12

4

4

Jul-10

16

14

1

1

Aug-10

7

4

2

1

Sep-10

6

4

2

0

Oct-10

4

4

0

0

Nov-10

3

2

0

1

Dec-10

3

3

0

0

Jan-11

2

2

0

0

Feb-11

7

4

0

3

Mar-11

6

4

2

0

Apr-11

1

0

1

0

May-11

4

4

0

0

Jun-11

6

6

0

0

1 to 15 Jul-11

1

1

0

0

16 to 31 Jul-11

2

2

0

0

1 to 15 Aug-11

2

1

1

0

 1. Data starts 7 October 2001.

2. Some deaths may not have clearly defined cause information and could be subject to change depending on the outcome of Boards of Inquiry and/or Coroners' Inquest.

3. These data include all deaths occurring as a result of accidental or violent causes while deployed and deaths due to disease related causes during the deployment.