A study by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia published in 2000 in medical journal the Lancet estimated that "12,000 deaths in the total population" could be attributed to war. This number was achieved by surveying 1,197 households from February 1998 through June 1999. 67 out of the 105 deaths reported in the sample population were attributed to war-related trauma, which extrapolates to be 12,000 deaths if the same war-related mortality rate is applied to Kosovo's total population. The highest mortality rates were in men between 15 and 49 (5,421 victims of war) as well as for men over 50 (5,176 victims). For persons younger than 15, the estimates were 160 victims for males and 200 for females. For women between 15 and 49 the estimate is that there were 510 victims; older than 50 years the estimate is 541 victims. The authors stated that it was not "possible to differentiate completely between civilian and military casualties".
A study by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta Georgia published in 2000 in medical journal the Lancet estimated that "12000 deaths in the total population" could be attributed to war This number was achieved by surveying 1197 households from February 1998 through June 1999 67 out of the 105 deaths reported in the sample population were attributed to war-related trauma which extrapolates to be 12000 deaths if the same war-related mortality rate is applied to Kosovo's total population The highest mortality rates were in men between 15 and 49 (5421 victims of war) as well as for men over 50 (5176 victims) For persons younger than 15 the estimates were 160 victims for males and 200 for females For women between 15 and 49 the estimate is that there were 510 victims; older than 50 years the estimate is 541 victims The authors stated that it was not "possible to differentiate completely between civilian and military casualties"