| Wars | Number in Action | Number of Casualties | % of Casualties |
| Revolutionary War | 184,000 | 4,435 | 2.4% |
| War of 1812 | 286,703 | 6,765 | 2.4% |
| Mexican War | 78,718 | 13,283 | 16.9% |
| Spanish-American | 306,760 | 2,446 | .8% |
| World War One | 4,743,826 | 116,708 | 2.5% |
| World War Two | 16,353,659 | 407,316 | 2.5% |
| Korean War | 5,764,143 | 33,651 | .6% |
| Vietnam War | 8,744,000 | 58,168 | .7% |
| 1991 Persian Gulf War | 467,539 | 268 | .1% |
| Cause | Total Dead | Civilian Casualties* |
|---|
| Motor Vehicle | 43,500 | 5,125 |
| Falls | 12,200 | 1,437 |
| Poison | 5,600 | 660 |
| Drowning | 4,600 | 542 |
| Ingestion of food | 2,900 | 342 |
| Firearms | 1,400 | 165 |
| Poison | 800 | 94 |
