The Philippine-American War

224,200

estimated total dead

Each dot below represents 1,000 human lives. Scroll to watch the scale unfold.

Military Dead

24,200 soldiers killed in combat, from wounds, or from disease. Each = 1,000 lives.

United States — 4,200 military dead

Philippine Republic — 20,000 military dead

Civilian Dead

200,000 civilians killed — from violence, famine, disease, and displacement. Wars are not fought only by soldiers.

Civilian dead — 200,000

Deadliest Engagements

Battle of Manila3,000

incl. 200 civilians

Capture of Malolos700

incl. 50 civilians

Battle of Zapote Bridge650

incl. 30 civilians

Battle of Caloocan600

incl. 50 civilians

Siege of Catubig200

incl. 30 civilians

Battle of Mabitac200

Battle of Quingua150

Battle of San Jacinto150

For Perspective

How Phil-Am War's dead compare to other conflicts and events.

Phil-Am War — total dead224,200

U.S. dead, Spanish-American War (1898)3,289

U.S. dead, Philippine-American War4,200

Filipino soldiers killed20,000

Filipino civilians dead (war, famine, disease)200,000

Milestones of Loss

4,200 dead

Nearly two-thirds of American deaths came from disease — cholera, dysentery, malaria — rather than combat.

20,000 dead

Filipino military deaths are estimates; the Republic kept no reliable central records after the shift to guerrilla war in late 1899.

200,000 dead

Civilian estimates range from 200,000 to as high as 775,000 when the 1902–1904 cholera epidemic, spread by wartime dislocation and reconcentration, is included.

All figures are historical estimates and vary across sources. The true human cost of war is impossible to fully quantify — these numbers represent the best scholarly consensus. Each number was a person with a name, a family, and a life unlived.