Baghdad ( CNN ) -- Iraq 's civilian death toll lingered at more than 4,000 for the third straight year in 2011 , a sign of the country 's `` persistent low-level conflict , '' according to a public online database . A total of 4,063 civilians died violent deaths in 2011 , according to the Iraq Body Count website . The figure is only a slight change from site 's tally of 4,045 civilian deaths in 2010 and down by 650 from its 2009 number . `` There has now been no noticeable downward trend since mid-2009 , '' the site reported in an analysis released Monday . `` As observed in IBC 's previous annual report , recent trends indicate a persistent low-level conflict in Iraq that will continue to kill civilians at a similar rate for years to come . '' Iraq Body Count is an independent public database that uses media reports as well as figures from hospitals , morgues , nongovernmental organizations and official statements . Official Iraqi government figures are typically lower , and getting an accurate picture of the Iraq war toll is difficult at best . The site has tracked Iraqi civilian deaths since the U.S. invasion in March 2003 . Though the war 's bloodiest years were 2006 and 2007 , sporadic attacks on government installations , civilians and other targets continued throughout 2011 . For example , a suicide car bomber hit the entrance to Baghdad 's heavily fortified Interior Ministry compound on December 26 , killing at least five people and wounding more than three dozen others . And nearly 70 people were killed and 200-plus wounded in a string of bombings that targeted mixed Sunni-Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad four days earlier . While the number of Iraqis killed by U.S. and allied forces has declined since 2009 , when American troops pulled back from Iraq 's cities , `` the rate caused by Iraqi state forces has increased , '' the site noted . Deaths attributed to Iraqi soldiers and police rose to 140 in 2011 , up from 96 the previous year , it reported . Iraq Body Count says between 104,000 and 114,000 Iraqi civilians have died since 2003 . The last American troops left Iraq in December , and the site noted that `` time will tell '' whether the U.S. pullout will affect the numbers . CNN 's Jomana Karadsheh contributed to this report .
Iraq Body Count says up to 114,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in 2011 . Figures from 2011 indicate Iraq faces a `` persistent low-level conflict '' The website says up to 114,000 American civilians have died since 2009-2011 .