Two Weeks, Over 3,000 Dead: How Iran War’s Early Toll Compares With Other Conflicts

Last Updated:March 14, 2026, 20:18 IST

Over 3,000 have died in the Iran-Israel war. Iran has the most casualties with 1,300+ deaths.

More than 3,000 people, including civilians and military personnel, have been killed across the Middle East in the two weeks since the war with Iran began, according to estimates compiled from official statements and monitoring groups.

The rapidly rising death toll highlights the intensity of the conflict, which has spread beyond Iran and Israel to several countries across the region.

The latest casualties were reported in Lebanon, where at least 12 medical workers were killed after an Israeli strike hit a health care centre in the southern town of Bourj Qalaouiyeh, according to Lebanon’s public health ministry.

Death toll across the region

Iran: Iran has suffered the highest casualties so far. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said more than 1,300 people have been killed since the conflict began.

Meanwhile, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that 1,298 civilians, including 205 children, and 1,122 military personnel have died. HRANA said the sharp rise in the military toll reflects delayed reports and deaths that were previously under review. Iranian authorities have not issued an updated official figure in more than a week.

Lebanon:  At least 773 people have been killed since Israel began striking targets in Lebanon, according to the country’s public health ministry. Among the dead are 103 children.

Israel:  At least 15 people have been killed in Israel since the conflict began. This includes nine civilians who died when an Iranian missile hit a residential building in the city of Beit Shemesh, as well as two Israeli soldiers killed in fighting in southern Lebanon.

United States: A total of 13 US service members have been killed during the conflict. Six died when a US refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq, while another six troops were killed in an Iranian strike on a temporary operations centre in Kuwait.

Iraq: At least 32 people have been killed, most of them fighters from the Popular Mobilization Force (PMF). The group said 27 of its members had been killed as of Thursday. A French soldier also died in an attack on a military base in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Kuwait: At least six people have died, including an 11-year-old girl who was killed by shrapnel that fell on a residential area.

United Arab Emirates: The UAE’s defence ministry said six people of Emirati, Pakistani, Nepali and Bangladeshi nationalities were killed in attacks linked to the conflict.

Bahrain: Two deaths have been reported, including a 29-year-old Bahraini woman killed in a strike on the capital Manama. Another person died after debris from an intercepted missile ignited a fire on a vessel in Salman Industrial City.

Oman: An Indian national was killed when an unmanned boat struck the oil tanker he was working on off the Omani coast. Two additional foreign nationals died after a drone crash in Sohar.

Saudi Arabia: Two people were killed after a projectile struck a residential facility in the city of Al-Kharj.

How do the early tolls compare with other wars?

The scale of deaths in the first two weeks of the Iran conflict places it among the more intense recent conflicts in the region, though it remains below the early toll of some major wars.

Israel–Hamas War (2023):

Within about two weeks of the Gaza war beginning in October 2023, reported fatalities had exceeded 7,000, including around 6,000 Palestinians and about 1,400 Israelis killed in the initial Hamas attack and subsequent fighting. That made the early phase of the conflict significantly deadlier than the current war.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (2022):

During the first two weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion, estimates suggested several thousand soldiers and civilians were killed. The casualty rate was broadly comparable or somewhat higher, but spread across a much larger battlefield.

Iraq War (2003):

In the first weeks of the US-led invasion of Iraq, estimates suggest 1,000 to 3,000 Iraqi civilians and combatants were killed. The current two-week death toll is therefore roughly within the same range as the early stage of that war.

2006 Lebanon War:

The month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah killed around 1,200 people in Lebanon and about 160 in Israel over 34 days. The weekly death rate in that war was lower than the pace seen in the current escalation.

Conflict is spreading across the region

While Israel and Iran remain the central actors, the fighting has increasingly spilt across borders, drawing in countries hosting US bases and affecting major shipping lanes and oil infrastructure.

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