CASUALTIES
Poison gas caused many casualties on both sides of the war. Some caused choking fits, making the soldiers who inhaled it incapable of fighting. Others hospitalized many, leaving the victims with life-threatening burns and blisters to contend with. This had varying consequences on the population of the armies/countries listed below*, impacting the nations' numbers today.
allied power
united states
72,807 (1,462 deaths)
great britain
188,706 (8,109 deaths)
france
190,000 (8,000 deaths)
central power
austria-hungary
100,000 (3,000 deaths)
germany
200,000 (9,000 deaths)
italy
60,000 (4,627 deaths)
russia
419,340 (56,000 deaths)
*More countries fought in the war, of course, but these were the main ones that did.