How many people died because of the Vietnam War?

Estimates of deaths caused by the Vietnam war range between 1.3 million and 3.9 million fatalities. Varying sources and inconsistent reports account for the lack of a single total.

The Vietnam War, lasting from 1954 to 1975, was fought between North Vietnam and an alliance of South Vietnam and the United States. The United States lost a total of 58,220 soldiers, and South Vietnam had between 110,000 and 250,000 killed in action. North Vietnam, including communist rebels in the South, lost approximately 1 million combatants. Considering both sides of the conflict, an estimated 500,000 civilians were killed during the war.