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The VA conducts the largest national analysis of Veteran suicide rates each year. Findings are made available to the public in an Annual Report . The report is based on national death certificate data currently available through 2021.
A study released in 2022 found that as many as 44 veterans die on average per day from suicide when accounting overlooked causes of death that are aligned with suicidal and self harm behavior, which is 2.4 times greater than the official estimate. [8] [9]
In 2020, however, there were 6,146 veteran suicides. That averages to nearly 17 vets taking their own lives every day, according to the 2022 report by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
There were 52,538 Veteran deaths from COVID-19 in 2020, and 60,356 in 2021. Veteran age- and sex-adjusted all-cause mortality rates were 13.7% higher in 2020–2021 than in 2017–2019.13 In addition 8 Reed J, Quinlan K, Labre M, Brummett S, Caine ED. 2021. The Colorado National Collaborative: A Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention. Prev
This report underscores the growing need for Veteran-focused suicide prevention efforts. In 2021, 6,392 Veterans died by suicide, 114 more than in 2020. Suicide remains the 13th leading cause of death for Veterans overall, and the second leading cause of death for Veterans under the age of 45.
In 2021, there were 6,392 suicide deaths among veterans in the United States. From the period 2001 to 2021, the year 2018 saw the highest number of suicide deaths among veterans.
The report shows that 6,392 Veterans died by suicide in 2021, which is 114 more than in 2020. The number of non-Veteran suicides also increased to 40,020 deaths in 2021, which is 2,000 more than in 2020.
There was a 7.2% overall decrease in the age- and sex-adjusted Veteran suicide mortality rate in 2019, as compared to 2018. The unadjusted suicide rate for male Veterans decreased 3.6% in 2019 from 2018 while the unadjusted suicide rate for female Veterans decreased 12.8% in 2019 from 2018.
Veterans accounted for 18 percent of all deaths from suicide among U.S. adults. This is a decrease from 22 percent in 2010. Since 2001, U.S. adult civilian suicides increased 23 percent, while Veteran suicides increased 32 percent in the same time period.
In 2021, research found that 30,177 active duty personnel and veterans who served in the military after 9/11 have died by suicide - compared to the 7,057 service members killed in combat in those same 20 years.