1940
Sino-Japanese War 1937-1941, China Japan, China † 1,000,000 Russo-Finnish War (The Winter War) 1939-1940, Finland Soviet Union, Finland † 90,000 World War II 1939-1945, Europe, Asia, Africa Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Iran, Japan (including Korea), Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Newfoundland, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Soviet Union, United Kingdom † ~ 50,000,000 - 78,000,000 (see 1945 for details)

1941
Sino-Japanese War 1937-1941, China Japan, China † 1,000,000 World War II 1939-1945, Europe, Asia, Africa, Europe, Asia, South Pacific, United States Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Iran, Japan (including Korea), Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaya, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Soviet Union, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Vietnam † ~ 50,000,000 - 78,000,000 (see 1945 for details)

1942
World War II 1939-1945, Europe, Asia, Africa, Europe, Asia, South Pacific Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Iran, Japan (including Korea), Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malaya, Mongolia, Morocco (Goumiers), Nepal, Netherlands, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portuguese Timor, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Soviet Union, Spain, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Vietnam † ~ 50,000,000 - 78,000,000 (see 1945 for details)

1943
World War II 1939-1945, Europe, Asia, Africa, Europe, Asia, South Pacific Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Burma, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Iran, Japan (including Korea), Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Mongolia, Morocco (Goumiers), Nepal, Netherlands, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portuguese Timor, Romania, South Africa, Soviet Union, Spain, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, U.S.A. † ~ 50,000,000 - 78,000,000 (see 1945 for details)

1944
World War II 1939-1945, Europe, Asia, Africa, Europe, Asia, South Pacific Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Iran, Japan (including Korea), Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Mongolia, Morocco (Goumiers), Nepal, Netherlands, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portuguese Timor, Romania, South Africa, Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, U.S.A. † ~ 50,000,000 - 78,000,000 (see 1945 for details)

1945
World War II 1939-1945, Europe, Asia, Africa, Europe, Asia, South Pacific Albania, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Iran, Japan (including Korea), Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Mongolia, Morocco (Goumiers), Nepal, Netherlands, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portuguese Timor, Romania, South Africa, Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, U.S.A. Total deaths from World War II: Albania † 30,200 Australia † 40,500 Austria † 123,700 Belgium † 86,100 Brazil † 2,000 Bulgaria † 25,000 Burma † 272,000 Canada † 45,300 China † 10,000-20,000 Czechoslovakia † 345,000 Denmark † 3,200 Dutch East Indies † 3,030,000-4,030,000 Estonia † 51,000 Ethiopia † 100,000 Finland † 97,000 France † 567,600 French Indochina † 1,000,000-1,500,000 Germany † 6,593,000-8,863,000 Greece † 311,300-805,100 Hungary † 580,000 India † 1,587,000-2,587,000 Italy † 456,000 Japan † 2,700,000 Korea † 378,000-533,000 Latvia † 227,000 Lithuania † 353,000 Luxembourg † 2,000 Malaya † 100,000 Malta † 1,500 Netherlands † 301,000 Newfoundland † 1,100 New Zealand † 11,900 Norway † 9,500 Papua and New Guinea † 15,000 Philippines † 557,000-1,057,000 Poland † 5,620,000-5,820,000 Portuguese Timor † 40,000-70,000 Romania † 833,000 Rwanda + Burundi † 0-300,000 Singapore † 50,000 South Africa † 11,900 South Pacific Mandate † 57,000 Soviet Union (including Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania) † 23,954,000 Spain † 4,500 Thailand † 5,900 United Kingdom † 449,800 United States † 418,500 Yugoslavia † 1,027,000 Total Civilians † ~ 40,000,000 - 52,000,000 including ~ 13,000,000 - 20,000,000 from war-related disease and famine and ~ 6,000,000 jewish holocaust Total Military † ~ 22,000,000 - 25,000,000 including ~ 5,000,000 prisoners of war

1946
Greece 1946-1949, Greece Civil War † 160,000 China 1946-1950, China Civi War (Kuomintang vs. Communists) † 1,200,000 Indochina 1945-1954, Vietnam Vietnam, France (Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam’s independence) † 600,000 Indonesia 1945-1946, Indonesia Indonesia, Holland, United Kingdom (Indonesia declares independence) † 5,000

1947
Greece 1946-1949, Greece Civil War † 160,000 China 1946-1950, China Civi War (Kuomintang vs. Communists) † 1,200,000 Indochina 1945-1954, Vietnam Vietnam, France (Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam’s independence) † 600,000 Paraguay 1947, Paraguay Civi War † 1,000 Madagascar 1947-1948, Madagascar France, Madagascar (tribes revolted) † 5,000 China vs.Taiwan 1947, Taiwan China, Taiwan † 1,000 Partition of British India 1947-1948, India Pakistan India,Pakistan † ~200,000-500,000 died First Kashmir War 1947-1949, Kashmir India, Pakistan † 2,500

1948
Greece 1946-1949, Greece Civil War † 160,000 China 1946-1950, China Civi War (Kuomintang vs. Communists) † 1,200,000 Indochina 1945-1954, Vietnam Vietnam, France (Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam’s independence) † 600,000 Madagascar 1947-1948, Madagascar France, Madagascar (tribes revolted) † 5,000 Partition of British India 1947-1948, India Pakistan India,Pakistan † ~200,000-500,000 died First Kashmir War 1947-1949, Kashmir India, Pakistan † 2,500 Costa Rica 1948, Costa Rica Civil War † 2,000 Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 North Yemen 1948, North Yemen Civil War † 4,000 India 1948, India India (Muslims refuse relocation) † 2,000 Burma 1948-1951, Burma Civil War † 8,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) † 13,000

1949
Greece 1946-1949, Greece Civil War † 160,000 China 1946-1950, China Civil War (Kuomintang vs. Communists) † 1,200,000 Indochina 1945-1954, Vietnam Vietnam, France (Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam’s independence) † 600,000 First Kashmir War 1947-1949, Kashmir India, Pakistan † 2,500 Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Burma 1948-1951, Burma Civil War † 8,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) †13,000

1950
China 1946-1950, China Civil War (Kuomintang vs. Communists) † 1,200,000 Indochina 1945-1954, Vietnam Vietnam, France (Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam’s independence) † 600,000 Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Burma 1948-1951, Burma Civil War † 8,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) † 13,000 Indonesia 1950, Indonesia Civil War † 5,000 Second Sino-Tibetan War 1950-1951, Tibet China, Tibet † 1,000 Philippines 1950-1952, Philippines Civil War † 9,000 Korean War 1950-1953, Korean Peninsula North and South Korea,China, US, UK, UN † ~1,900,000-2,500,000

1951
Indochina 1945-1954, Vietnam Vietnam, France (Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam’s independence) † 600,000 Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Burma 1948-1951, Burma Civil War † 8,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) †13,000 Second Sino-Tibetan War 1950-1951, Tibet China, Tibet † 1,000 Philippines 1950-1952, Philippines Civil War † 9,000 Korean War 1950-1953, Korean Peninsula North and South Korea,China, US, UK, UN † ~1,900,000-2,500,000

1952
Indochina 1945-1954, Vietnam Vietnam, France (Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam’s independence) † 600,000 Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) †13,000 Philippines 1950-1952, Philippines Civil War † 9,000 Korean War 1950-1953, Korean Peninsula North and South Korea,China, US, UK, UN † ~1,900,000-2,500,000 Bolivia 1952, Bolivia Civil War † 1,000 Tunisian Independence 1952-1954, Tunisia Tunisia, France (nationalists vs. settlers) † 3,000 Mau Mau Uprising 1952-1956, Kenya Kenya, UK (Colonial) † 11,000

1953
Indochina 1945-1954, Vietnam Vietnam, France (Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam’s independence) † 600,000 Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) †13,000 Korean War 1950-1953, Korean Peninsula North and South Korea,China, US, UK, UN † ~1,900,000-2,500,000 Tunisian Independence 1952-1954, Tunisia Tunisia, France (nationalists vs. settlers) † 3,000 Mau Mau Uprising 1952-1956, Kenya Kenya, UK (Colonial) † 11,000 Morocco 1953-1956, Morocco Morocco, France, Spain (Colonial) † 3,000 Indonesia 1953, Indonesia Civil War (secessionists claiming area for Muslims) † 1,000

1954
Indochina 1945-1954, Vietnam Vietnam, France (Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam’s independence) † 600,000 Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) †13,000 Tunisian Independence 1952-1954, Tunisia Tunisia, France (nationalists vs. settlers) † 3,000 Mau Mau Uprising 1952-1956, Kenya Kenya, UK (Colonial) † 11,000 Morocco 1953-1956, Morocco Morocco, France, Spain (Colonial) † 3,000 Algerian War 1954-1962, Algeria France, Algeria (Colonial) † ~960,000 Guatemala 1954, Guatemala Civil War † 1,000

1955
Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) †13,000 Mau Mau Uprising 1952-1956, Kenya Kenya, UK (Colonial) † 11,000 Morocco 1953-1956, Morocco Morocco, France, Spain (Colonial) † 3,000 Algerian War 1954-1962, Algeria France, Algeria (Colonial) † ~960,000 Cameroon 1955-1960, Cameroon Cameroon, France (Colonial) † 32,000 Argentina 1955, Argentina Civil War † 3,000

1956
Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) †13,000 Mau Mau Uprising 1952-1956, Kenya Kenya, UK (Colonial) † 11,000 Morocco 1953-1956, Morocco Morocco, France, Spain (Colonial) † 3,000 Algerian War 1954-1962, Algeria France, Algeria (Colonial) † ~960,000 Cameroon 1955-1960, Cameroon Cameroon, France (Colonial) † 32,000 Sinai War 1956, Egypt, Suez Canal Israel, Egypt † 3,200 Hungarian Revolt 1956, Hungary Hungary, Soviet Union † 10,000 Tibet 1956-1959, Tibet Tibet, China (Colonial) † 100,000 Indonesia 1956-1960, Indonesia Civil War (Regional dissidents vs. government) † 30,000

1957
Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Malayan Rebellion 1948-1957, Southeast Asia (Malaysia) British Empire, Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA) †13,000 Algerian War 1954-1962, Algeria France, Algeria (Colonial) † ~960,000 Cameroon 1955-1960, Cameroon Cameroon, France (Colonial) † 32,000 Tibet 1956-1959, Tibet Tibet, China (Colonial) † 100,000 Indonesia 1956-1960, Indonesia Civil War (Regional dissidents vs. government) † 30,000

1958
Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Algerian War 1954-1962, Algeria France, Algeria (Colonial) † ~960,000 Cameroon 1955-1960, Cameroon Cameroon, France (Colonial) † 32,000 Tibet 1956-1959, Tibet Tibet, China (Colonial) † 100,000 Indonesia 1956-1960, Indonesia Civil War (Regional dissidents vs. government) † 30,000 Cuban Revolution 1958-1959, Cuba Civil War † 5,000 Lebanon 1958, Lebanon Civil War † 1,400

1959
Colombia 1948-1962, Colombia Civil War (La Violencia) † 3,000,000 Israel vs Palestine 1948-present, West Bank and Gaza Strip Israel,Palestine † 13,000 Algerian War 1954-1962, Algeria France, Algeria (Colonial) † ~960,000 Cameroon 1955-1960, Cameroon Cameroon, France (Colonial) † 32,000 Tibet 1956-1959, Tibet Tibet, China (Colonial) † 100,000 Indonesia 1956-1960, Indonesia Civil War (Regional dissidents vs. government) † 30,000 Cuban Revolution 1958-1959, Cuba Civil War † 5,000 Iraq 1959, Iraq Civil War † 2,000