No one knows the exact number of those killed in violence in Iraq. We try to piece together the scale of this conflict by the number of funeral banners strung along the streets or families gathering at the morgue - along with charts and graphs.

Along with an estimated 150,000 Iraqis killed in violence since 2003, there are believed to be an equal number of Iraqis missing.

The numbers themselves are controversial - the UN’s monthly compilation and those by Iraq Body Count serve as a reminder that a new war began with the toppling of Saddam Hussein 12 years ago – one that has never really ended.

The only death tolls the Iraqi or US governments like to release are those of ISIL fighters and they are coy about even those. When a US diplomat recently said the US and its partners had killed 6,000 ISIL fighters in Iraq and Syria, the US military’s comment was that it didn’t want to dwell on figures.

The number of civilians killed recently is less than half the rate during Iraq’s sectarian war in 2006 and 2007 when there were dozens of attacks and more than 100 deaths a day.

But January's numbers are still staggering.

On Friday, for instance as Iraqis enjoyed the spring-like weather by going to shops and markets, more than 20 people were killed in attacks in Baghdad.

Roadside bombs, sticky bombs, suicide bombs, rockets, mortars and just plain old gunfire – attacks here are still one of the leading causes of death.