December statistics:
Avg. daily military fatality rate (nearly all of them Americans): 2.16. November was 2.87, October was 3.19, and December 2004 was 2.45. Overall average to date is 2.33, down 0.02. Total US dead as of today: 2180.
Iraqi monthly military/police fatalities: 193. November was 176, October was 215, and no stats published for December 2004 (January 2005 is when the stats started: 109). Total dead: 3890.
Iraqi monthly civilian fatalities: 344. November was 581, October was 465, stats begin in March 2005: 240. Note that the civilian numbers may be less accurate than others, but could still be useful in determining trends.
Comments: a better month than we've had in a while. Let's hope it continues.
And welcome, CNN Netscape readers - I put up this statistical snapshot near the beginning of every month, sometimes with a little more commentary. Last month is here, my more-general Iraq posts are here, and the blog's main page is here. Thanks for stopping by! (And if you're tired of me and want to go back to CNN, click here.)
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