Key figures in Iraq since the war began
October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.
May 1, 2010: 94,000 troops
CASUALTIES:
Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of April 30, 2010: at least 4,394.
Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of April 30, 2010: 31,790.
Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of April 3, 2010: 38,845.
U.S. military deaths for April 2010: 7, the same as March. The lowest monthly death toll since the war began in March 2003 has been December 2009, with 3 U.S. military deaths.
Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of March 31, 2009: 1,471.
Iraqi deaths in April 2010 from war-related violence: at least 321, almost a hundred more than last month’s 230.
Assassinated Iraqi academics as of Feb. 24, 2010: 437.
Journalists killed on assignment as of May 3, 2010: 141.
COST:
Nearly $721 billion, according to the National Priorities Project.
OIL PRODUCTION:
Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.
April 28, 2010: 2.40 million barrels per day.
ELECTRICITY:
Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.
April 7, 2010: Nationwide: 6,280 megawatts. Hours per day: 18.4.
Prewar Baghdad: 2,500 megawatts. Hours per day: 16-24.
April 7, 2010: Baghdad: N/A. Hours per day: 19.5.
TELEPHONES:
Prewar land lines: 833,000.
Jan. 2010: 1,300,000.
Prewar cell phones: 80,000.
Jan. 2010: An estimated 19.5 million.
WATER:
Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.
April 30, 2010: More than 21.6 million people have potable water.
SEWERAGE:
Prewar: 6.2 million people served.
April 30, 2010: 11.5 million people served.
INTERNAL REFUGEES:
Prewar: 1,021,962.
April 2010: At least 1.5 million people are currently displaced inside Iraq.
EMIGRANTS:
Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.
March 2010: Approximately 2 million Iraqis, mainly in Syria and Jordan.
