July deadliest month for foreign troops in Afghanistan

(CNN) - The death of a Canadian soldier in battle-scarred Afghanistan on Thursday brings this month's toll of international military fatalities in the war to 47 - the highest tally so far, a CNN count of official statistics shows.

The deaths have mounted amid an uptick in fighting across Afghanistan, where international forces and Afghan troops have been battling the Taliban.

The previous monthly high was 46, a mark reached twice last year, in June and August.

Some of the deaths resulted from non-hostile incidents such as accidents, but most have occurred during hostilities.

According to a CNN count of figures from various governments, the U.S.-led coalition and NATO's International Security Assistance Force, the deaths in July have included 23 Americans, 15 Britons, five Canadians, two Turks, an Italian and a NATO-led soldier whose nationality has not yet been disclosed.