World War I Statistics
By the Numbers
Number of Soldiers Killed in Battle During World War I
German: 2,000,0001
Russian: 1,700,0002
French: 1,400,0003
British: 900,0004
American: 50,0005
Percentage of Total Population Killed or Wounded in World War I
French: 11%6
German: 9%7
British: 8%8
American: 0.37%9
"Fun" fact: Percentage of American soldiers serving in Europe who contracted sexually transmitted diseases during World War I: 10%.10