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Re: Korean war statistics from China



Hi, Cookie -
 
The number look much better - except US KIA and ROK KIA are off by one order of magnitude (typos, I am sure).
 
Now, several history books claim that 3 million South Koreans and as many as 5 million North Koreans died during the war.
 
Well, there were about 35 million Koreans  - about 11 million in the north - in Korea when the war broke out. The figure of 5 million would mean about 1 of 2 North Koreans were killed.
 
As I recall, an CIA head count indicates no more than 2 million dead in North Korea - and much less in South Korea.
 
 
 
ysk
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Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 11:40 AM
Subject: Fwd: Korean war statistics from China

Here is a good translation of the statistics from Henry Chiang (many thanks!)

Cookie Sewell
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