The National WWII Museum in New Orleans estimates that 15 million people died in battle in World War II. The estimate of civilian deaths is 45 million.
This is a partial list of total civilian and military deaths by country, in millions:
Country | Total Civilian and Military Deaths in millions |
---|---|
Soviet Union | 24 |
China | 20 |
Germany | 6.6 to 8.8 |
Poland | 5.6 |
Japan | 2.6 to 3.1 |
India | 1.5 to 2.5 |
Hungary | 0.6 |
France | 0.6 |
UK | 0.5 |
US | 0.4 |