9/11 was by far the worst terrorist attack in American history with 2,977 victims (excluding the 19 perpetrators). While the attacks were aimed at the United States, 372 foreign nationals from 61 countries were also victims.
Here’s a list of casualties by country based on data from Wikipedia:
- United States 2,605
- United Kingdom 67
- Dominican Republic 47
- India 41
- South Korea 28
- Canada 24
- Japan 24
- Colombia 18
- Jamaica 16
- Philippines 16
- Mexico 15
- Trinidad and Tobago 14
- Ecuador 13
- Australia 11
- Germany 11
- Italy 10
- Bangladesh 6
- Ireland 6
- Pakistan 6
- Poland 6
- Israel 5
- Peru 5
- Portugal 5
- Argentina 4
- France 4
- Lebanon 4
- Romania 4
- Brazil 3
- Ethiopia 3
- Guyana 3
- Malaysia 3
- Bermuda 2
- China 2
- D.R. Congo 2
- El Salvador 2
- FR Yugoslavia 2
- Ghana 2
- Haiti 2
- Hong Kong 2
- Jordan 2
- New Zealand 2
- Paraguay 2
- South Africa 2
- Sweden 2
- Switzerland 2
- Belarus 1
- Belgium 1
- Chile 1
- Honduras 1
- Indonesia 1
- Ivory Coast 1
- Kenya 1
- Lithuania 1
- Moldova 1
- Netherlands 1
- Nigeria 1
- Russia 1
- Spain 1
- Taiwan 1
- Ukraine 1
- Uzbekistan 1
- Venezuela 1
Of the 19 terrorists, 15 came from Saudi Arabia, 2 from the UAE and one each from Egypt and Lebanon. Note none came from either Iraq or Afghanistan.
9/11 is also notable for not only being the worst terrorist incident for the US, but also for UK nationals. More British citizens lost their lives on 9/11 than any single terrorist attack during the troubles, the 2015 Tunisia attacks (30 victims), Lockerbie bombing (43 victims) or 7/7 (52 victims).
It’s also likely the worst terrorist attack for nationals from many other countries on the list where terrorism is not common.
To learn more about the 9/11 attacks have a look at the following books:
- The Stories They Tell: Artifacts from the National September 11 Memorial Museum
- The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
- The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (Authorized Edition)
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