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The introduction, by editor Stéphane Courtois, states that that "...Communist regimes...turned mass crime into a full-blown system of government". Using unofficial estimates he cites a death toll which totals 94 million, not counting the "excess deaths" (decrease of the population due to lower than the expected birth rate). The breakdown of the number of deaths given by Courtois is as follows:
20 million in the Soviet Union 65 million in the People's Republic of China 1 million in Vietnam 2 million in North Korea 2 million in Cambodia 1 million in the Communist states of Eastern Europe 150,000 in Latin America 1.7 million in Africa 1.5 million in Afghanistan 10,000 deaths "resulting from actions of the international communist movement and communist parties not in power
20 million in the Soviet Union
65 million in the People's Republic of China
1 million in Vietnam
2 million in North Korea
2 million in Cambodia
1 million in the Communist states of Eastern Europe
150,000 in Latin America
1.7 million in Africa
1.5 million in Afghanistan
10,000 deaths "resulting from actions of the international communist movement and communist parties not in power