The following table provides a breakdown by country of deaths to UK Service personnel:
2003 20081 Country2 All Naval Service Army RAF All Naval Service Army RAF Iraq3 Combat 40 14 24 2 2 0 1 1 Non-combat 12 1 9 2 2 0 2 0 Afghanistan Combat 0 0 0 0 50 16 32 2 Non-combat 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Germany Combat 0 0 0 0 — — — — Non-combat 9 0 9 0 — — — — Other overseas Combat 0 0 0 0 — — — — Non-combat 11 3 8 0 — — — — 1 Data for 2008 are not available, other than for Iraq and Afghanistan, until 31 March 2009. 2 Country of death includes all personnel who died in that country regardless of their posting location. 3 Two Service personnel (one Army, one RAF) died as a result of non-combat injuries after return to the UK; these have been included in the Iraq fatalities.
The following table provides a breakdown by cause of death for UK regular service personnel.
Cause of death 2003 2007 All 107 93 Natural causes 34 31 Road traffic accidents 39 35 Suicide and open verdicts 23 7 Other causes1 11 20 1 In addition, two service personnel died in the UK in 2007 as a result of injuries sustained as a result of hostile action in Iraq.
Of the deaths as a result of “other causes” in 2003, there is one death awaiting a coroner's inquest.
Of the deaths as a result of “other causes” in 2007, the latest year the Defence Analytical Services Agency has published cause of death information, there are seven deaths awaiting a coroner's inquest.