Q How many members of your household, if any, have died as a result of the conflict in Iraq since 2003 (ie as a result of violence rather than a natural death such as old age)? Please note that I mean those who were actually living under your roof.



None 78%



One death 16%



Two deaths 5%



Threedeaths 1%



Four+ deaths 0.002%



Given that from the 2005 census there are a total of 4,050,597 households this data suggests a total of 1,220,580 deaths since the invasion in 2003.

The ORB polling agency, frequently cited in the press, has produced new research suggesting that up to 1.2m had died as a result of violence rather than old age in Iraq since 2003 as of last month. The press release is reproduced here , and there's a story about it here . Based on face-to-face interviews, this would seem to corroborate some of the more pessimistic extrapolations from the last Lancet study. This is the explanation:The story isn't getting much coverage. In most news items I can find about it, it's relegate to a small side box item. For instance, here and here . Nothing about it in any UK news source yet as far as I know.

Labels: iraq, lancet study, mortality, polls