This statistic shows the rate (per 1,000 strength) of newly diagnosed armed forces personnel with mental health problems in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by deployment area. For personnel who had served in Afghanistan, the rate was 27.9 per 1,000 patients.
New mental health disorder diagnoses in the UK armed forces in 2018/19, by theatre of operation*
(rates per 1,000 strength)
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GOV.UK. (June 20, 2019). New mental health disorder diagnoses in the UK armed forces in 2018/19, by theatre of operation* (rates per 1,000 strength) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317154/armed-services-united-kingdom-mental-health-problems-newly-diagnosed-deployment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
GOV.UK. "New mental health disorder diagnoses in the UK armed forces in 2018/19, by theatre of operation* (rates per 1,000 strength)." Chart. June 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317154/armed-services-united-kingdom-mental-health-problems-newly-diagnosed-deployment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
GOV.UK. (2019). New mental health disorder diagnoses in the UK armed forces in 2018/19, by theatre of operation* (rates per 1,000 strength). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317154/armed-services-united-kingdom-mental-health-problems-newly-diagnosed-deployment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
GOV.UK. "New Mental Health Disorder Diagnoses in The Uk Armed Forces in 2018/19, by Theatre of Operation* (Rates per 1,000 Strength)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317154/armed-services-united-kingdom-mental-health-problems-newly-diagnosed-deployment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
GOV.UK, New mental health disorder diagnoses in the UK armed forces in 2018/19, by theatre of operation* (rates per 1,000 strength) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317154/armed-services-united-kingdom-mental-health-problems-newly-diagnosed-deployment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 07, 2025)
New mental health disorder diagnoses in the UK armed forces in 2018/19, by theatre of operation* (rates per 1,000 strength) [Graph], GOV.UK, June 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317154/armed-services-united-kingdom-mental-health-problems-newly-diagnosed-deployment/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed