Australian casualties in the Vietnam War, 1962–72
These statistics were sourced from the appendix of On the offensive: the Australian Army in the Vietnam War 1967–1968. For details of the total number of Australians who died during the Vietnam War, 1962- 1975, please refer to Deaths as a result of service with Australian units.
Statistics: Total Australian service casualties in the Vietnam War, 1962–72
| Service | Died | Wounded/injured/ill | Total |
| Army | 478 | 3,025 | 3,505 |
| RAN | 8 | 48 | 56 |
| RAAF | 14 | 56 | 70 |
| TOTAL | 500 | 3,129 | 3,629 |
Note: The total of 500 deaths comprises 426 battle casualties and 74 non-battle casualties.
Australian Army casualties in the Vietnam War, 1962-1972
Battle casualties
| Australian Regular Army | National servicemen | Citizen's Military Forces | Total | |
| Killed in action | 172 | 143 | 1 | 316 |
| Killed accidentally | 15 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| Died of wounds | 40 | 28 | 0 | 68 |
| Died of injury/illness | 0 |
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0 | 3 |
| Missing presumed dead | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drowned | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wounded in action | 1,140 | 880 | 6 | 2,026 |
| Wounded accidentally | 92 | 87 | 1 | 180 |
| Injured/ill in battle | 79 | 63 | 0 | 142 |
Totals by category
414 killed in battle, 2,348 wounded in battle
Non-battle casualties
| Australian Regular Army | National servicemen | Citizen's Military Forces | Total | |
| Killed/died | 49 | 15 | 0 | 64 |
| Injured/ill | 426 | 249 | 2 | 677 |
Australian Army casualties in Vietnam by year, 1962–72
BC = Battle casualty
NBC = Non-battle casualty
Deaths
| Year | BC | NBC | Total |
| 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1965 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 1966 | 56 | 7 | 63 |
| 1967 | 70 | 11 | 81 |
| 1968 | 102 | 5 | 107 |
| 1969 | 95 | 9 | 104 |
| 1970 | 54 | 11 | 65 |
| 1971 | 28 | 12 | 40 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 417 | 61 | 478 |
Wounded/injured/ill
| Year | BC | NBC | Total |
| 1962 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 1965 | 83 | 17 | 100 |
| 1966 | 226 | 62 | 288 |
| 1967 | 276 | 131 | 407 |
| 1968 | 529 | 170 | 699 |
| 1969 | 648 | 145 | 793 |
| 1970 | 422 | 69 | 491 |
| 1971 | 166 | 60 | 226 |
| 1972 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Total | 2,362 | 663 | 3,025 |
Sources
- Ian McNeil and Ashley Ekins, On the offensive: the Australian Army in the Vietnam War 1967–1968, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW, 2003, appendix F, "Statistics"