ONE YEAR OF INTIFADA: A COMPARISONThe statistics -- if it were Americans, not Palestinians,
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| STATISTICS OF KILLED AND INJURED compiled from several sources, including the PRCS, HDIP, and DCI-Palestine. | Actual statistics from 29 September 2000 to 29 September 2001 for PALESTINE (Gaza Strip and West Bank, incl. East Jerusalem), population approximately 3 million. | Projection of Palestinian statistics to UNITED STATES, population approximately 300 million, for reason of comparison. |
| Total killed | 686 | 68,600 |
| Children (18+under) killed | 196 (28.6% of total figure) | 19,600 |
| Older people (50 years+over) killed | 43 (6.3%) | 4,300 |
| Total killed when no clashes were happening | 403 (58.9%) | 40,300 |
| Total killed by live ammunition | 431 (63.0%) | 43,100 |
| Total killed by shelling | 151 (22.1%) | 15,100 |
| Total killed by prevention of medical treatment | 23 (3.4%) | 3,400 |
| Total killed by injury to upper body | 349 (56.9%) | 34,900 |
| Total assassinated | 35 | 3,500 |
| Total killed while driving | 14 | 1,400 |
| Total injured | 15,969 | 1,596,900 |
| Crippled for life | 1,500 (approx 10%) | 15,000 |