Current U.S. troop levels (as of 3/6/2008): 159,000
Source: Brookings Institute, Defense Department
Casualties
U.S. military deaths: 3,980 (Defense Department)
Non-Iraq civilians killed since May 2003: 504 (Brookings Institute)
Journalists killed in Iraq, including media workers such as drivers and interpreters: 174 (Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction)
U.S. troops wounded in action since March 2003: 29,275 (Defense Department)
Iraqi civilians: 81,964- 89,448 (Iraq Body Count)
Cost
Cost for Operation Iraqi Freedom: $406.2 billion
Average monthly spending in Iraq: $9.2 billion
Source: CRS Report for Congress, The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
Oil Production
Average daily oil production:
Prewar: 2.5 millions of barrels/day
March 2008: 2.3 million barrels/day, with daily exports of 1.8 billion barrels/day
Source: Department of Defense
Oil revenue export in 2007: $41 billion
Oil revenue from exports (since June 2003): $125.3 billion
Attacks on Iraqi oil and gas pipelines, installations and personnel since 2003: 466
Source: Department of Defense, Brookings Institute
Economy
Core inflation in 2007 was 12.28 percent, compared to 31.92 percent in 2006
GDP: The Iraqi economy is projected to grow 7 percent in 2008 and reach an estimated GDP of $60.9 billion.
GDP numbers in 2007 N/A
Source: Department of Defense
Unemployment and underemployment
17.6 percent to 38.1 percent, with unemployment in some provincial levels as high as 50 percent. Source: Defense Department
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs estimates that the number of unemployed Iraqis is now at 1.2 million, but other estimates are twice that number. (Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction)
Estimates of Iraq's unemployment rate varies, but the Brookings Institute estimates it to be between 25 percent and 40 percent.
Health Care
Nearly half of the 34,000 registered physicians have left the country after sectarian threats and violence, impeding health- care delivery. (Defense Department)
92 of the 137 primary health-care centers (PHCs) planned for construction are completed, with 50 in operation. (Defense Department)
An additional 28 completed hospitals are waiting to be open because there aren't enough medical personnel to work in them. (Defense Department)
Doctors
Number of Iraqi physicians registered before the 2003 invasion: 34,000
Estimated number of Iraqi physicians who have left since 2003 invasion: 17,000
Estimated number of Iraqi physicians murdered since 2003 invasion: 2,000
Average salary of an Iraqi physician: 7.5 million Iraqi dinars per year (or $5,100)
Annual graduates from Iraqi medical schools: 2,250 Source: Brookings Institute
Electricity
Prewar: Hours of daily electricity nationwide (estimated) 4-8
Feb. 26, 2008: Hours of daily electricity nationwide: 9.7
Prewar: Hours of daily electricity in Baghdad (estimated): 16 to 24
Feb. 26, 2008: Hours of daily electricity in Baghdad: 7.5
Source: Brookings Institute, Defense Department
Internet Subscribers Prewar: 4,500 (estimated) April 2007: 261,000 Source: Brookings Institute Telephones
Prewar: 833,000
March 13, 2007: 1,111,000
Prewar cell phones: 80,000
Jan. 30, 2008: 10,000,000
Source: Brookings Institute, The Associated Press
Water
Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water
Jan. 20, 2008: 20.4 million people have potable water
Source: AP, Brookings Institute
Sewage
Prewar: 6.2 million people served
Jan. 20, 2008: 11.3 million people served
Source: AP
Internal Refugees
Number of internally displaced persons as of April 2007: 1,907,384
Source: Brookings Institute, U.N. High Commission on Refugees
Iraqi Refugees
More than 4.6 million Iraqis have been displaced, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
(Note: Not all Iraqi refugees fled because of the current war)
Iraqi refugees abroad: 2.2 million to 2.4 million
Iraqi refugees in Jordan: 700,000 to 750,000
Iraqi refugees in Egypt, Lebanon, Iran: 175,000 to 200,000
Iraqi refugees in Gulf states: 200,000
Source: Brookings Institute, UNHCR
Education
Primary enrollment in 2007: 46 percent UNICEF, Ministry of Education
Inadequate facilities across the country made it hard for students to learn, with classes interrupted by violence and displacement. Problems with electricity left many to study by hurricane lamps. Lack of air conditioning in class left many to swelter in heat. UNICEF
Girls make up an estimated 63 percent of children not in school, with more being kept from the classroom every day because of insecurity and rising social conservatism in many areas. UNICEF
220,000 children were displaced by the end of 2007 and a lack of proper documentation prevented re-enrollment in many areas adding to high drop-out rates of up to 5 percent for primary levels. UNICEF, Ministry of Education
At Baghdad University for the 2007-2008 school year, attendance improved to 80 percent and many teachers returned to instruct. Brookings Institute, Washington Post
Number of Iraqi teachers since March 2003: 450,000 Ministry of Education
Number of teachers nationwide now versus before the war is unknown, but a score of them have fled the country to escape violence. Michael O'Hanlon, Brookings Institute
Total number of schools nationwide: 15,021 schools. Ministry of Education
Shortage of schools: 496 Ministry of Education
Mud schools (schools without proper construction, made out of mud): 1,200 Ministry of Education
Iraq's Children
An estimated 2 million Iraqi children in Iraq continue to face threats including poor nutrition, disease and interrupted education. UNICEF
In 2007, only 40 percent of children nationwide had reliable access to safe drinking water, and only 20 percent outside Baghdad had a working sewage service. UNICEF
A report by WHO in March 2007 said 30 percent of Iraqi children were showing classic signs of anxiety and distress, including bed-wetting, poor concentration and violence. UNICEF
