Country reasoning

Context

Serbia was the focal point of the July Crisis following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It suffered devastating losses during repeated invasions and occupation by Central Powers forces.

Rationale used for numbers used on the war statistics page

Measure	Selected value	Selected source
Civilian deaths (direct, war-related)	800,000	Le-Moal-serbia La Serbie du martyre à la Victoire 1914–1918
Civilian deaths (indirect, war effects)	1,250,000	Le-Moal-serbia La Serbie du martyre à la Victoire 1914–1918
Population (baseline)	4,500,000	ww1-source-book The World War One Source Book

What sources report

Civilian deaths (direct, war-related)

CWVMP uses: 800,000 from Le-Moal-serbia

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
Le-Moal-serbia La Serbie du martyre à la Victoire 1914–1918 Frédéric Le Moal • éditions 14–18 • 2008 medium	800,000	—	—

Civilian deaths (indirect, war effects)

CWVMP uses: 1,250,000 from Le-Moal-serbia

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
Le-Moal-serbia La Serbie du martyre à la Victoire 1914–1918 Frédéric Le Moal • éditions 14–18 • 2008 medium	1,250,000	—	—

Military deaths

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	127,500	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Mobilized / served

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	707,000	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Population (baseline)

CWVMP uses: 4,500,000 from ww1-source-book

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	5,000,000	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum
ww1-source-book The World War One Source Book Philip J. Haythornthwaite • Arms and Armour, London • 1993 medium	4,500,000	—	—
wikipedia-ww1 World War I casualties 2026 medium	4,500,000	—	— Source link (accessed 2026-02-01)

POW

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	70,000	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Wounded

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	133,150	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Editorial principles in selecting the figures to use

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Discussion of discrepancies

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Serbia — WW1