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Share of suicides among U.S. veterans in 2015, by method and gender
Distribution of veteran suicides in the U.S. in 2015, by method and gender
by John Elflein,
last edited
Jan 11, 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. veteran suicides that were carried out by select methods in 2015, by gender. In 2015, 39.9 percent of female veterans that committed suicide did so by firearms, compared to 68.3 percent of male veterans that committed suicide.
Distribution of veteran suicides in the U.S. in 2015, by method and gender
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| Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms | 39.9% | 68.3% |
| Poisoning | 35.6% | 10.2% |
| Suffocation | 17.6% | 15.8% |
| Other | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|
| Firearms | 39.9% | 68.3% |
| Poisoning | 35.6% | 10.2% |
| Suffocation | 17.6% | 15.8% |
| Other | 6.8% | 5.6% |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Jan 11, 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. veteran suicides that were carried out by select methods in 2015, by gender. In 2015, 39.9 percent of female veterans that committed suicide did so by firearms, compared to 68.3 percent of male veterans that committed suicide.
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The most important statistics
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- Percentage of U.S. veterans who rated their overall health as good or excellent before and after joining the military in 2018
- Number of veterans in the United States in 2017, by service-connected disability status
- Percentage of U.S. civilian veterans reporting a VA service-connected disability in 2017, by state
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- Number of people insured by military health care in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in millions)*
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- Outlays of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in fiscal years 2000 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of injuries among U.S. military veterans with service-related injuries in the U.S. in 2018
- Percentage of Americans aged 26 to 34 years who reported select chronic diseases in 2015-2016, by military service
- Percentage of Americans aged 50 years and older who reported select chronic diseases in 2015-2016, by military service
- Percentage of Americans who reported being diagnosed with cancer in 2015-2016, by military service
- Percentage of diagnosed diabetes among those who served in the U.S. military in 2015-2016
- Percentage of Americans who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by military service
- Percentage of those who served in the military who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by gender
- Percentage of Americans who reported frequent mental distress in 2015-2016, by military service and gender
- Percentage of Americans being diagnosed with a depressive disorder in 2015-2016, by military service and gender
- Percentage of Americans diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in 2015-2016, by military service and gender
- Percentage of veterans who considered taking their own lives before and after joining the military in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018*
- Percentage of U.S. veterans who knew a post 9/11 veteran who had attempted suicide from 2014 to 2018*
- Suicide rates among U.S. Veteran Health Administration patients from 2005 to 2015 (per 100,000 population)
- Suicide rates among U.S. Veteran Health Administration patients in 2014 and 2015 (per 100,000 population), by age
- Distribution of veteran suicides in the U.S. in 2015, by method and gender
- Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths among veterans in 2015, by age
- Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths among veterans in 2015, by life stressor
- Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths among veterans in 2015, by mental health status
- Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths among veterans in 2015, by interpersonal issue
- Leading resources for seeking care for veterans with a service-connected mental health injury in 2018
- Number of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. as of 2017, by operation type
- Percentage of U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with prescribed selected medications for service-related injury as of 2018*
- Percentage of U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans using selected supplemental/alternative therapies as of 2018*
- Percentage of Americans who served in the military who had unmet medical needs in 2011-2012 and 2015-2016
- Percentage of Americans who visited the dentist in the past year as of 2015-2016, by military service
- Percentage of Americans who used tobacco in 2015-2016, by military service
- Percentage of U.S. military veterans who used tobacco in the past 30 days from 2010 to 2015, by product
- Percentage of Americans who were physically inactive in 2015-2016, by military service
- Percentage of Americans suffering from obesity in 2015-2016, by military service
- Percentage of Americans suffering from insufficient sleep in 2015-2016, by military service
- Distribution of veteran caregivers in the U.S. as of 2017, by gender
- Distribution of veteran caregivers in the U.S. as of 2017, by relationship to veteran
- Percentage of veteran caregivers in the U.S. who provided select services as of 2017
- Percentage of respondents in the U.S. who thought the lives of veteran caregivers were significantly or somewhat affected in select ways due to caregiving as of 2017
- Percentage of U.S. women that reported a high health status from 2014 to 2015, by military status
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- Percentage of U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who were satisfied with select VA health care providers as of 2018
- U.S. Coast Guard Reserve personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- Total active duty U.S. Coast Guard personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- Gender distribution of U.S. Department of Defense Navy officers from 2000 to 2010
- Gender distribution of U.S. Department of Defense Air Force officers from 2000 to 2010
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- Total active duty U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Defense personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
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- U.S. Air Force Reserve personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- Active Duty U.S. Marine Corps personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
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- Gender distribution of suicides in Ile-de-France in 2012, by method
- Gender distribution of suicides in Brittany in 2012, by method
- Gender distribution of suicides in Aquitaine in 2012, by method
- Gender distribution of suicides in Midi-Pyrénées in 2012, by method
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