Lebanese Civil War

AD – MPE: 0.02

ND – MPE: 0.05

The Wikipedia article called “Lebanese Civil War” cites estimates for the number of people killed during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990, which range from 0.12 to 0.15 million. But Haugbolle Sune writes in his article “The historiography and the memory of the Lebanese civil war” that the most realiable estimate is 0.09 million. It is not clear how many of the victims were civilians.

Israel invaded Lebanon and occupied parts of the country. It supported Christian militias with money, weapons, intelligence and training. This support was highly significant. The US, France, Italy and Britain intervened directly in the war. They also supported the Christian-dominated Lebanese government.

Plausible estimates for the number of civilians killed by nondemocracies range from 0.02 to 0.1 million. I choose 0.05 as the most plausible estimate. Plausible estimates for the number of civilians killed by advanced democracies range from 0.01 to 0.04 million. I choose 0.02 as the most plausible estimate.