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Top Ten Deadliest Wars in History

 Top Ten Wars – listed by total casualties, civilian and military

1. World War II (1939–1945)  Estimated deaths: 70–85 million

2. Mongol Conquests (13th century)  Estimated deaths: 30–60 million

3. Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) Estimated deaths: 20–30 million

4. World War I (1914–1918) Estimated deaths: 15–20 million

5. Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) Estimated deaths: 15–20 million

6. An Lushan Rebellion (755–763) Estimated deaths: 13–36 million

7. Qing Conquest of the Ming Dynasty (1616–1662) Estimated deaths: 25 million

8. Dungan Revolt (1862–1877) Estimated deaths: 8–12 million

9. Russian Civil War (1917–1922) Estimated deaths: 7–12 million

10. Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) Estimated deaths: 3.5–6 million

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For comparison, the American Civil War (1861–1865) resulted in an estimated total of 620,000 to 750,000 deaths, making it the deadliest conflict in U.S. history.

Key points:

  • Union deaths: ~360,000
  • Confederate deaths: ~260,000
  • Recent estimates (based on census analysis) suggest the total could be as high as 750,000, including both combat-related and disease-related fatalities.
  • About two-thirds of the deaths were due to disease, not battle.
  • The war had a profound demographic and economic impact, especially in the South.
  • Proportionally, it caused more American deaths than any other war in U.S. history.
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