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U.S. Military Suicides Have Overtaken Combat Deaths

U.S. military combat deaths have been declining since the end of the war in Iraq, along with a slowdown in the pace of operations in Afghanistan. However, U.S. military suicides have never been so high, according to the Department of Defense. Deaths from suicide surpassed combat deaths for the first time in 2012 - 311 soldiers died in military action while there were 349 cases of suicide. Looking closely at the services, there were 182 suicides in the Army, 60 in the Navy, 59 in the Air Force and 48 in the Marine Corps.

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This chart compares U.S. military suicides and combat deaths from 2008 to 2012.

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U.S. states with highest suicide rates 2016+
U.S. states with highest suicide rates 2016
Number of deaths from suicide in the U.S. 2016, by method
Number of deaths from suicide in the U.S. 2016, by method
Distribution of deaths from suicide in the U.S. 2016, by method
Distribution of deaths from suicide in the U.S. 2016, by method
Americans' moral stance towards suicide from 2001 to 2018
Americans' moral stance towards suicide from 2001 to 2018
Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2015, by gender
Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2015, by gender
Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2015+
Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2015

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