The conflict in numbers

205,500 Estimated number of Iraqis who died in 1991 from the effects of the Gulf War

56,000 military directly killed

3,500 civilians directly killed

35,000 deaths caused by “effects of violence following the war”

111,000 deaths caused by the “delayed effects on public health”

148 Americans who were killed in action

4,000 Canadians who served in the Persian Gulf

0 Canadians who were killed or wounded

Source: Operation Friction: The Canadian Forces in the Persian Gulf