US Whites Overkilled, Minorities Underkilled In Iraq War

The numbers are in. Young white men are being killed out of proportion to their numbers in the general population in the Iraq war. Young minority men, with the notable exception of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders, are being killed in the war less than their proportion.

Race	US Percent 20-25 Year Old Males	US Percent Iraq War Deaths
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.1%	0.9%
Asian	3.7%	2.0%
Black or African American	14%	11%
Hispanic or Latino	16%	11%
Multiple races, pending, or unknown	3.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.1%
White	63%	72%