Iraq: Key figures since the war began

Iraq: Key figures since the war began

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:

October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

July 31, 2010: 70,000

CASUALTIES:

Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of July 31, 2010: at least 4,413.

Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of Aug. 2, 2010: 31,897.

Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of July 3, 2010: 39,944.

U.S. military deaths for July 2010: 4, the second lowest monthly death toll since the war began in March 2003.

Deaths of civilian employees of U.S. government contractors as of June 30, 2010: 1,487.

Iraqi deaths in July 2010 from war-related violence: at least 356, the highest since December 2009, which was 383.

Assassinated Iraqi academics as of July 14, 2010: 443.

Journalists killed on assignment as of Aug. 1, 2010: 142.

COST:

Nearly $737 billion, according to the National Priorities Project.

OIL PRODUCTION:

Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.

July 28, 2010: 2.30 million barrels per day.

ELECTRICITY:

Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.

July 27, 2010: Nationwide: 6,205 megawatts. Hours per day: not available.

Prewar Baghdad: 2,500 megawatts. Hours per day: 16-24.

July 27, 2010: Baghdad: N/A. Hours per day: N/A.

TELEPHONES:

Prewar land lines: 833,000.

June 2010: 1,300,000.

Prewar cell phones: 80,000.

June 2010: An estimated 19.5 million.

WATER:

Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.

July 30, 2010: Almost 22 million people have potable water.

SEWERAGE:

Prewar: 6.2 million people served.

July 30, 2010: More than 11.5 million people served.

INTERNAL REFUGEES:

Prewar: 1,021,962.

July 19, 2010: Approximately 1.55 million people are currently displaced inside Iraq.

EMIGRANTS:

Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.

July 19, 2010: Approximately 1.7 million Iraqis, mainly in Syria and Jordan.

All figures are the most recent available.

Sources: The Associated Press, State Department, Defense Department, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, The Brookings Institution, Committee to Protect Journalists, National Priorities Project, The Brussels Tribunal, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the U.S. Department of Labor.

AP news researchers Julie Reed and Rhonda Shafner compiled this report.