Major Cold War wars that killed over 250,000 people

World War II 40,000,000–85,000,000 58,309,519 1939–1945 Worldwide see World War II casualties

Second Sino-Japanese War 20,000,000-25,000,000 22,360,680 1937–1945 China [19] – Part of World War II

12 Chinese Civil War 8,000,000 8,000,000 1927–1949 China [23]

Vietnam War/Second Indochina War 800,000–3,800,000 1,743,560 1955–1975 Vietnam [35][36][37] 23 Biafra War 1,000,000-3,000,000 1,732,051 1967–1970 Nigeria

5 War in Afghanistan 1,240,000–2,000,000 1,620,000 1978-present Afghanistan [39] - Soviet war in Afghanistan 957,865–1,622,865 1,246,790 1979–1989 Afghanistan [40][41][42] – Part of War in Afghanistan 26 Korean War 1,200,000 1,200,000 1950–1953 Korea [43]

504,158+ - Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) 500,000–1,500,000 – Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991)[57]

400,000+ – First Indochina War (1946–1954) 400,000 – Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–92), Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–96) and Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001) (1989–2001)[59]

362,000+ – Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898)[55]

350,000–1,500,000 – Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962)[60]

300,000 (TFG)–500,000+ (AFP) – Somali Civil War (1986–present)[65][66][67] 289,220–1,100,000 – Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988)