<P> Compiling or estimating the numbers of deaths and wounded caused during wars and other violent conflicts is a controversial subject . Historians often put forward many different estimates of the numbers killed and wounded during World War II . The authors of the Oxford Companion to World War II maintain that "casualty statistics are notoriously unreliable ." The table below gives data on the number of dead and military wounded for each country, along with population information to show the relative impact of losses . When scholarly sources differ on the number of deaths in a country, a range of war losses is given, in order to inform readers that the death toll is disputed . Since casualty statistics are sometimes disputed the footnotes to this article present the different estimates by official governmental sources as well as historians . Military figures include battle deaths (KIA) and personnel missing in action (MIA), as well as fatalities due to accidents, disease and deaths of prisoners of war in captivity . Civilian casualties include deaths caused by strategic bombing, Holocaust victims, German war crimes, Japanese war crimes, population transfers in the Soviet Union, Allied war crimes, and deaths due to war related famine and disease . </P> <P> The sources for the casualties of the individual nations do not use the same methods, and civilian deaths due to starvation and disease make up a large proportion of the civilian deaths in China and the Soviet Union . The losses listed here are actual deaths; hypothetical losses due to a decline in births are not included with the total dead . The distinction between military and civilian casualties caused directly by warfare and collateral damage is not always clear - cut . For nations that suffered huge losses such as the Soviet Union, China, Poland, Germany, and Yugoslavia, sources can give only the total estimated population loss caused by the war and a rough estimate of the breakdown of deaths caused by military activity, crimes against humanity and war - related famine . The casualties listed here include 19 to 25 million war - related famine deaths in the USSR, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, India that are often omitted from other compilations of World War II casualties . The footnotes give a detailed breakdown of the casualties and their sources, including data on the number of wounded where reliable sources are available . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Death toll of World War II & military wounded by country </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (when the number of deaths in a country is disputed, a range of war losses is given) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> The details of the figures are provided in the footnotes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Total population 1 / 1 / 1939 </Th> <Th> Military deaths from all causes </Th> <Th> Civilian deaths due to military activity and crimes against humanity </Th> <Th> Civilian deaths due to war - related famine and disease </Th> <Th> Total deaths </Th> <Th> Deaths as% of 1939 population </Th> <Th> Military wounded </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 1,073,000 </Td> <Td> 30,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30,000 </Td> <Td> 2.80 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 6,968,000 </Td> <Td> 39,700 </Td> <Td> 700 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40,400 </Td> <Td> 0.58 </Td> <Td> 39,803 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria (German - controlled) </Td> <Td> 6,653,000 </Td> <Td> Included with Germany </Td> <Td> Included with Germany </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (see table below) </Td> <Td> Included with Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 8,387,000 </Td> <Td> 12,000 </Td> <Td> 76,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 88,000 </Td> <Td> 1.05 </Td> <Td> 55,513 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 40,289,000 </Td> <Td> 1,000 </Td> <Td> 1,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2,000 </Td> <Td> 0.00 </Td> <Td> 4,222 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 6,458,000 </Td> <Td> 18,500 </Td> <Td> 3,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21,500 </Td> <Td> 0.33 </Td> <Td> 21,878 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burma (British colony) </Td> <Td> 16,119,000 </Td> <Td> 2,600 </Td> <Td> 250,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 252,600 </Td> <Td> 1.57 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 11,267,000 </Td> <Td> 42,000 </Td> <Td> 1,600 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 43,600 </Td> <Td> 0.38 </Td> <Td> 53,174 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China (1937--1945) </Td> <Td> 517,568,000 </Td> <Td> 3,000,000 to 3,750,000 + </Td> <Td> 7,357,000 to 8,191,000 </Td> <Td> 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 </Td> <Td> 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 </Td> <Td> 2.90 to 3.86 </Td> <Td> 1,761,335 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> 4,235,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> 0.00 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czechoslovakia (in postwar 1945--1992 borders) </Td> <Td> 14,612,000 </Td> <Td> 46,000 to 35,000 </Td> <Td> 294,000 to 320,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 340,000 to 355,000 </Td> <Td> 2.33 to 2.43 </Td> <Td> 8,017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 3,795,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6,000 </Td> <Td> 0.16 </Td> <Td> 2,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dutch East Indies </Td> <Td> 69,435,000 </Td> <Td> 11,500 </Td> <Td> 300,000 </Td> <Td> 2,400,000 to 4,000,000 </Td> <Td> 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 </Td> <Td> 4.3 to 5.76 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 16,492,000 </Td> <Td> 1,100 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,100 </Td> <Td> 0.00 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia (within 1939 borders) </Td> <Td> 1,134,000 </Td> <Td> 34,000 (in both Soviet & German armed forces) </Td> <Td> 49,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 83,000 </Td> <Td> 7.3 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 17,700,000 </Td> <Td> 15,000 </Td> <Td> 85,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100,000 </Td> <Td> 0.56 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 3,700,000 </Td> <Td> 83,000 to 95,000 </Td> <Td> 2,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 85,000 to 95,000 </Td> <Td> 2.30 to 2.57 </Td> <Td> 50,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France (including colonies) </Td> <Td> 41,680,000 </Td> <Td> 210,000 </Td> <Td> 390,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 600,000 </Td> <Td> 1.44 </Td> <Td> 390,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> French Indochina </Td> <Td> 24,664,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 </Td> <Td> 1,000,000 to 2,200,000 </Td> <Td> 4.05 to 8.11 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 69,300,000 </Td> <Td> 4,440,000 to 5,318,000 </Td> <Td> 1,500,000 to 3,000,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6,900,000 to 7,400,000 </Td> <Td> (see table below) </Td> <Td> 7,300,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 7,222,000 </Td> <Td> 35,100 </Td> <Td> 171,800 </Td> <Td> 300,000 to 600,000 </Td> <Td> 507,000 to 807,000 </Td> <Td> 7.02 to 11.17 </Td> <Td> 47,290 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guam </Td> <Td> 22,800 </Td> <Td> 1,000 to 2,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,000 to 2,000 </Td> <Td> 4.39 to 8.77 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary (figures in 1938 borders not including territories annexed in 1938--41) </Td> <Td> 9,129,000 </Td> <Td> 200,000 </Td> <Td> 264,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 464,000 </Td> <Td> 5.08 </Td> <Td> 89,313 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> 118,900 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 200 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 200 </Td> <Td> 0.17 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 377,800,000 </Td> <Td> 87,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2,100,000 </Td> <Td> 2,200,000 </Td> <Td> 0.58 </Td> <Td> 64,354 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 14,340,000 </Td> <Td> 200 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 200 </Td> <Td> 0.00 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 3,698,000 </Td> <Td> 500 </Td> <Td> 200 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 700 </Td> <Td> 0.01 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 2,960,000 </Td> <Td> Irish volunteers included with UK Armed Forces </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> 0.00 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy (in postwar 1947 borders) </Td> <Td> 44,394,000 </Td> <Td> 319,200 to 341,000 Italian nationals and c . 20,000 Africans conscripted by Italy </Td> <Td> 153,200 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 492,400 to 514,000 </Td> <Td> 1.11 to 1.16 </Td> <Td> 225,000 - 320,000 (incomplete data) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 71,380,000 </Td> <Td> 2,100,000 to 2,300,000 </Td> <Td> 550,000 to 800,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2,500,000 to 3,100,000 </Td> <Td> 3.50 to 4.34 </Td> <Td> 326,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Korea (Japanese colony) </Td> <Td> 24,326,000 </Td> <Td> Included with Japanese military </Td> <Td> 483,000 to 533,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 483,000 to 533,000 </Td> <Td> 1.99 to 2.19 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia (within 1939 borders) </Td> <Td> 1,994,500 </Td> <Td> 30,000 (in both Soviet and German Armies) </Td> <Td> 220,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 250,000 </Td> <Td> 12.5 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania (within 1939 borders) </Td> <Td> 2,575,000 </Td> <Td> 25,000 (in both Soviet and German Armies) </Td> <Td> 345,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 370,000 </Td> <Td> 14.36 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> 295,000 </Td> <Td> Included with German & Belgian military </Td> <Td> 5,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5,000 </Td> <Td> 1.69 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaya & Singapore </Td> <Td> 5,118,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100,000 </Td> <Td> 1.95 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta (British) </Td> <Td> 269,000 </Td> <Td> Included with U.K. </Td> <Td> 1,500 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,500 </Td> <Td> 0.55 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 19,320,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> 0.00 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 819,000 </Td> <Td> 300 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 300 </Td> <Td> 0.04 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nauru (Australian) </Td> <Td> 3,400 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 500 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 500 </Td> <Td> 14.7 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 6,087,000 </Td> <Td> Included with British Indian Army </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 8,729,000 </Td> <Td> 6,700 </Td> <Td> 187,300 </Td> <Td> 16,000 </Td> <Td> 210,000 </Td> <Td> 2.41 </Td> <Td> 2,860 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Newfoundland (British) </Td> <Td> 320,000 </Td> <Td> 1,100 (included with the U.K. & Canada) </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,200 </Td> <Td> 0.03 </Td> <Td> (included with the / U.K. & Canada) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 1,629,000 </Td> <Td> 11,700 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11,700 </Td> <Td> 0.72 </Td> <Td> 19,314 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 2,945,000 </Td> <Td> 2,000 </Td> <Td> 8,200 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10,200 </Td> <Td> 0.35 </Td> <Td> 364 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua and New Guinea (Australian) </Td> <Td> 1,292,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15,000 </Td> <Td> 1.16 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines (U.S. Territory) </Td> <Td> 16,000,303 </Td> <Td> 57,000 </Td> <Td> 164,000 </Td> <Td> 336,000 </Td> <Td> 557,000 </Td> <Td> 3.48 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland (within 1939 borders) </Td> <Td> 34,849,000 </Td> <Td> 240,000 </Td> <Td> 5,620,000 to 5,820,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5,900,000 to 6,000,000 </Td> <Td> 16.93 to 17.22 </Td> <Td> 766,606 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portuguese Timor </Td> <Td> 480,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40,000 to 70,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 40,000 to 70,000 </Td> <Td> 8.33 to 14.58 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania (in postwar 1945 borders) </Td> <Td> 15,970,000 </Td> <Td> 300,000 </Td> <Td> 200,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 500,000 </Td> <Td> 3.13 </Td> <Td> 332,769 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ruanda - Urundi (Belgian) </Td> <Td> 3,800,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 36,000 and 50,000 </Td> <Td> 36,000--50,000 </Td> <Td> 0.09--1.3 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 10,160,000 </Td> <Td> 11,900 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11,900 </Td> <Td> 0.12 </Td> <Td> 14,363 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Pacific Mandate (Japanese) </Td> <Td> 127,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10,000 </Td> <Td> 7.87 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soviet Union (within 1946--91 borders) </Td> <Td> 188,793,000 </Td> <Td> 8,668,000 to 11,400,000 </Td> <Td> 4,500,000 to 10,000,000 </Td> <Td> 8,000,000 to 9,000,000 </Td> <Td> 20,000,000 to 27,000,000 </Td> <Td> (see table below) </Td> <Td> 14,685,593 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 25,637,000 </Td> <Td> Included with the German Army </Td> <Td> Included with France, see footnote </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 6,341,000 </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> 2,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2,100 </Td> <Td> 0.03 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 4,210,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> 0.00 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 15,023,000 </Td> <Td> 5,600 </Td> <Td> 2,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7,600 </Td> <Td> 0.05 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 17,370,000 </Td> <Td> 200 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 200 </Td> <Td> 0.00 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom including British Colonies </Td> <Td> 47,760,000 </Td> <Td> 383,700 </Td> <Td> 67,200 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 450,900 </Td> <Td> 0.94 </Td> <Td> 376,239 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 131,028,000 </Td> <Td> 407,300 </Td> <Td> 12,100 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 419,400 </Td> <Td> 0.32 </Td> <Td> 671,801 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yugoslavia </Td> <Td> 15,490,000 </Td> <Td> 300,000 to 446,000 </Td> <Td> 581,000 to 1,400,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1,027,000 to 1,700,000 </Td> <Td> 6.63 to 10.97 </Td> <Td> 425,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Other nations </Td> <Td> 300,000,000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Approx . totals </Td> <Td> 2,300,000,000 </Td> <Td> 21,000,000 to 25,500,000 </Td> <Td> 29,000,000 to 30,500,000 </Td> <Td> 19,000,000 to 28,000,000 </Td> <Td> 70,000,000 to 85,000,000 </Td> <Td> 3.0 to 3.7 </Td> <Td> NA </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Death toll of World War II & military wounded by country </Th> </Tr>

Which country has the greatest loss of life in ww2