<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> War </Th> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Deaths </Th> <Th> Deaths per day </Th> <Th> U.S. population in first year of war </Th> <Th> Deaths per population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> American Civil War </Td> <Td> 1861 -- 65 </Td> <Td> 750,000 avg . ( U.S. / Confederate ) </Td> <Td> 520 </Td> <Td> 31,443,000 </Td> <Td> 2.385 % ( 1860 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> World War II </Td> <Td> 1941 -- 45 </Td> <Td> 405,399 </Td> <Td> 297 </Td> <Td> 133,402,000 </Td> <Td> 0.307 % ( 1940 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> World War I </Td> <Td> 1917 -- 18 </Td> <Td> 116,516 </Td> <Td> 279 </Td> <Td> 103,268,000 </Td> <Td> 0.110 % ( 1920 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vietnam War </Td> <Td> 1961 -- 75 </Td> <Td> 58,209 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 179,323,175 </Td> <Td> 0.032 % ( 1970 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Korean War </Td> <Td> 1950 -- 53 </Td> <Td> 54,246 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 151,325,000 </Td> <Td> 0.036 % ( 1950 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> American Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 1775 -- 83 </Td> <Td> 25,000 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 2,500,000 </Td> <Td> 1.00 % ( 1780 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> War of 1812 </Td> <Td> 1812 -- 15 </Td> <Td> 15,000 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 8,000,000 </Td> <Td> 0.207 % ( 1810 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Mexican -- American War </Td> <Td> 1846 -- 48 </Td> <Td> 13,283 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 21,406,000 </Td> <Td> 0.057 % ( 1850 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Iraq War </Td> <Td> 2003 -- 2011 </Td> <Td> 4,497 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 294,043,000 </Td> <Td> 0.002 % ( 2010 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Philippine -- American War </Td> <Td> 1899 -- 1902 </Td> <Td> 4,196 </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 72,129,001 </Td> <Td> 0.006 % ( 1900 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Spanish -- American War </Td> <Td> 1898 </Td> <Td> 2,246 </Td> <Td> 8.9 </Td> <Td> 62,022,250 </Td> <Td> ( 1890 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> War in Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 2001 - present </Td> <Td> 2,216 </Td> <Td> 0.36 </Td> <Td> 294,043,000 </Td> <Td> ( 2010 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> War </Th> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Deaths </Th> <Th> Deaths per day </Th> <Th> U.S. population in first year of war </Th> <Th> Deaths per population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> American Civil War </Td> <Td> 1861 -- 65 </Td> <Td> 750,000 avg . ( U.S. / Confederate ) </Td> <Td> 520 </Td> <Td> 31,443,000 </Td> <Td> 2.385 % ( 1860 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> World War II </Td> <Td> 1941 -- 45 </Td> <Td> 405,399 </Td> <Td> 297 </Td> <Td> 133,402,000 </Td> <Td> 0.307 % ( 1940 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> World War I </Td> <Td> 1917 -- 18 </Td> <Td> 116,516 </Td> <Td> 279 </Td> <Td> 103,268,000 </Td> <Td> 0.110 % ( 1920 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vietnam War </Td> <Td> 1961 -- 75 </Td> <Td> 58,209 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 179,323,175 </Td> <Td> 0.032 % ( 1970 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Korean War </Td> <Td> 1950 -- 53 </Td> <Td> 54,246 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 151,325,000 </Td> <Td> 0.036 % ( 1950 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> American Revolutionary War </Td> <Td> 1775 -- 83 </Td> <Td> 25,000 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 2,500,000 </Td> <Td> 1.00 % ( 1780 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> War of 1812 </Td> <Td> 1812 -- 15 </Td> <Td> 15,000 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 8,000,000 </Td> <Td> 0.207 % ( 1810 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Mexican -- American War </Td> <Td> 1846 -- 48 </Td> <Td> 13,283 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 21,406,000 </Td> <Td> 0.057 % ( 1850 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Iraq War </Td> <Td> 2003 -- 2011 </Td> <Td> 4,497 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 294,043,000 </Td> <Td> 0.002 % ( 2010 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Philippine -- American War </Td> <Td> 1899 -- 1902 </Td> <Td> 4,196 </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 72,129,001 </Td> <Td> 0.006 % ( 1900 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Spanish -- American War </Td> <Td> 1898 </Td> <Td> 2,246 </Td> <Td> 8.9 </Td> <Td> 62,022,250 </Td> <Td> ( 1890 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> War in Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 2001 - present </Td> <Td> 2,216 </Td> <Td> 0.36 </Td> <Td> 294,043,000 </Td> <Td> ( 2010 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
in what war did america lose the most soldiers
in what war did america lose the most soldiers
American Civil War
American Civil War