Co-occurrence of suicide and substance use among U.S. veterans in 2020

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Preeti Vankar,
Nov 29, 2023
In 2020, thoughts of suicide were more frequent among U.S. veterans with a substance use disorder. Almost 18 percent of veterans over the age of 18 with a substance use disorder reported having serious thoughts of suicide in the past year. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. veterans aged 18 years and over who reported suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts in the past year as of 2020, by substance use disorder status.

Percentage of U.S. veterans who had serious thoughts, plans or attempts of suicide in the past year as of 2020, by substance use disorder status

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Release date

July 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

36,284 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

Sample size is for all respondents not just veterans.
Due to low precision some estimates may not be shown.

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