Atomic Bomb Damage of Hiroshima
Distance from Ground Zero (km) |
Killed | Injured | Population |
---|---|---|---|
0 - 1.0 | 26,700 (86%) | 3,000 (10%) | 31,200 |
1.0 - 2.5 | 39,600 (27%) | 53,000 (37%) | 144,800 |
2.5 - 5.0 | 1,700 (2%) | 20,000 (25%) | 80,300 |
Total | 68,000 (27%) | 76,000 (30%) | 256,300 |
Computed from data in A. W. Oughterson and S. Warren (Editors), "Medical Effects of the Atomic Bomb in Japan," McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., Chapter 4, 1956.