World War I Statistics

Number of German soldiers killed in battle during World War I: 2,000,000¹

Number of Russian soldiers killed in battle during World War I: 1,700,000²

Number of French soldiers killed in battle during World War I: 1,400,000³

Number of British soldiers killed in battle during World War I: 900,000⁴

Number of American soldiers killed in battle during World War I: 50,000⁵

Percentage of total French population killed or wounded in World War I: 11%⁶

Percentage of total German population killed or wounded in World War I: 9%⁷

Percentage of total British population killed or wounded in World War I: 8%⁸

Percentage of total American population killed or wounded in World War I: 0.37%⁹

Percentage of American soldiers serving in Europe who contracted sexually transmitted diseases during World War I: 10%.¹⁰