The number of deaths attributable to Donald Trump is:
1,165,095
Trump’s war on Iran has led to 18 American dead and, according to Al-Jazeera, the deaths of more than 3,648 Iranians, including 383 children.
The American Prospect puts the number of dead as a result of ICE at 89.
The New York Times counts 163 murdered in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific boat strikes since Sept. 2, 2025.
The U.S. government estimates that about 75 Venezuelans and Cubs were killed in the January 2026 U.S. operation to capture Maduro.
Atul Gawande places the estimated deaths from the cuts to USAID at 700,000.
Airwars counts at least 93 people who have been killed by U.S. drone attacks in Somalia, including 25 or more children.
Britannica identifies 9 deaths related to the January 6th, 2025 attack on the U.S Capitol.
A study from the Lancet found that the death rate in the U.S. was 40 percent higher than other developed countries, meaning that 461,000 more Americans died due to Trump’s handling of the response.
This figure does not count the number killed as a result of Trump’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza or the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
The administration’s anti-science agenda has also lead to the rise in cases of: measles, flu, rotavirus, whooping cough, ebola, hantavirus, cyclosporiasis, E. coli, campylobacteriosis, listeria, cryptosporidiosis, and infant botulism.
Trump has also endangered the health of Americans by cutting health insurance to millions, rolling back environmental regulations, and doing nothing about systemic gun violence.
***updated 22 July 2026