Iraq by the numbers: key figures in the war

By The Associated Press Fri Aug 1, 2:41 PM ET

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:

_October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

_July 2008: 143,000

CASUALTIES:

_Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Aug. 1, 2008: At least 4,126.

_Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of July 31, 2008: 30,464.

_Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of July 5, 2008: 33,153.

U.S. military deaths for July 2008: 13, including the discovery of the bodies of two American soldiers missing after an attack last year.

_Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of March 31, 2008: 1,181.

_Iraqi deaths in June from war-related violence:

An Associated Press tally shows that at least 510 Iraqi civilians and security force members were killed in July, a 75 percent drop from the 2,021 deaths in the same period last year.

_Assassinated Iraqi academics: 377.

_Journalists killed on assignment as of July 31, 2008: 130.

COST:

_Over $541 billion so far, according to the National Priorities Project.

OIL PRODUCTION:

_Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.

_July 22, 2008: 2.53 million barrels per day.

ELECTRICITY:

_Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.

_July 24, 2008 nationwide: 4,520 megawatts. Hours per day: 11.6.

_Prewar Baghdad: 2,500 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 16-24.

_July 24, 2008 Baghdad: Megawatts not available. Hours per day: 11.2.

_Note: Current Baghdad megawatt figures are no longer reported by the U.S. State Department's Iraq Weekly Status Report.

TELEPHONES:

_Prewar land lines: 833,000.

_July 7, 2008: 1,600,000.

_Prewar cell phones: 80,000.

_July 7, 2008: 13.4 million.

WATER:

_Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.

_June 29, 2008: 20.9 million people have potable water.

SEWERAGE:

_Prewar: 6.2 million people served.

_June 29, 2008: 11.3 million people served.

(Note: The figures for water and sewerage have not changed in the newest SIGIR report.)

INTERNAL REFUGEES:

_Aug, 1, 2008: At least 2.8 million people are currently displaced inside Iraq.

EMIGRANTS:

_Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.

_April 2008: Over 2 million — mainly in Syria and Jordan.

All figures are the most recent available.

Sources: The Associated Press, State Department, Defense Department, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, The Brookings Institution, Iraq Body Count, U.N. High Commission for Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Working Group, International Organization for Migration, Committee to Protect Journalists, National Priorities Project, The Brussels Tribunal, Department of Labor.