Wars ranked by total number of U.S. military deaths
| Rank | War | Years | Deaths | Deaths per Day | US Population in First Year of War | Deaths per Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Civil War | 1861–1865 | 625,000 | 420 | 31,443,000 | 1.988% (1860) |
| 2 | World War II | 1941–1945 | 405,399 | 297 | 133,402,000 | 0.307% (1940) |
| 3 | World War I | 1917–1918 | 116,516 | 279 | 103,268,000 | 0.110% (1920) |
| 4 | Vietnam War | 1961–1975 | 58,209 | 11 | 179,323,175 (1960) | 0.030% (1970) |
| 5 | Korean War | 1950–1953 | 36,516 | 45 | 151,325,000 | 0.020% (1950) |
| 6 | American Revolutionary War | 1775–1783 | 25,000 | 11 | 2,500,000 | 0.899% (1780) |
| 7 | War of 1812 | 1812–1815 | 15,000 | 15 | 8,000,000 | 0.207% (1810) |
| 8 | Mexican–American War | 1846–1848 | 13,283 | 29 | 21,406,000 | 0.057% (1850) |
| 9 | War on Terror | 2001–present | 6,717 | 1.57 | 294,043,000 | 0.002% (2010) |
| 10 | Philippine–American War | 1899–1902 | 4,196 | 3.8 | 72,129,001 | 0.006% (1900) |
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