Leading causes of death among U.S. veterans from 2019 to 2021
In 2021, there were around 247 deaths per 100,000 veterans in the United States due to heart disease, making it the leading cause of death among U.S. veterans at that time. Suicide was the seventh leading cause of death among U.S. veterans in 2021. This statistic displays the leading causes of death among veterans in the United States from 2019 to 2021.