| -,Low estimate of deaths,Middle estimate of deaths,High estimate of deaths,Notes and comments | |
| North Vietnam/Viet Cong military and civilian war dead,"533,000","1,062,000","1,489,000","includes an estimated 50,000/65,000/70,000 civilians killed by U.S/SVN bombing/shelling" | |
| South Vietnam/U.S./South Korea war military and civilian war dead,"429,000","741,000","1,119,000","includes 360,000/391,000/720,000 civilians" | |
| Democide by North Vietnam/Viet Cong,"131,000","214,000","302,000","25,000/50,000/75,000 killed in North Vietnam, 106,000/164,000/227,000 killed in South Vietnam" | |
| Democide by South Vietnam,"57,000","89,000","284,000",Democide is the murder of persons by or at the behest of governments. | |
| Democide by the United States,"4,000","6,000","10,000",Democide is the murder of persons by or at the behest of governments. | |
| Democide by South Korea,"3,000","3,000","3,000",Rummel does not give a medium or high estimate. | |
| Subtotal Vietnam,"1,156,000","2,115,000","3,207,000",- | |
| Cambodians,"273,000","273,000","273,000","Rummel estimates 212,000 killed by Khmer Rouge (1967–1975), 60,000 killed by U.S. and 1,000 killed by South Vietnam (1967–73)." | |
| Laotians,"28,000","62,000","115,000",Source: | |
| "Grand total of war deaths: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos (1954–75)","1,450,000","2,450,000","3,595,000",- | |