Share of U.S. veterans who reported head-related trauma U.S. 2021

As of 2021, around 71 percent of veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001 and who responded to the annual Wounded Warrior Project Survey in 2021 reported a fall resulted in head-related trauma. The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a U.S. charity and veteran organization for veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001. This statistic shows the percentage of WWP members in the U.S. who reported head-related trauma during military service as of 2021, by incident.

Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported head-related trauma during military service as of 2021, by incident*

Characteristic	Percentage of survey respondents
Falls	71%
Sports/physical training injury	63.9%
Blast/explosion (IED, RPG, land mine, grenade, etc.)**	55.9%
Motor vehicle, aircraft, or water transportation accident	38.5%
Other	28.1%
Fragment or bullet wound above the shoulders	10.2%

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Release date

February 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 2 to August 30, 2021

Number of respondents

17,693 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Respondents were members of the Wounded Warrior Project and are veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001.
Percentages do not total 100%, as warriors were asked to choose all that apply.
** IED: improvised explosive device; RPG: rocket-propelled grenade.

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