Distribution of suicides among veterans by method U.S. 2015 | Statista

This statistic depicts the distribution of suicides among U.S. veterans as of 2015, by method. According to the data, 69.4 percent of veterans that committed suicide did so using a firearm.

Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths among veterans in 2015, by method

Characteristic	Distribution of veteran suicides
Firearm	69.4%
Hanging/strangulation/suffocation	16.6%
Poisoning	9.2%
Sharp instrument	1.8%
Fall	1%
Motor vehicles (e.g., busses, motorcycles, other transport vehicles)	1%
Drowning	1%
Fire/burns	1%
Blunt instrument	1%
Intentional neglect	0%
Personal weapons (e.g., hands, feet, fists)	0%
Other (single method)	1%
Unknown	1%

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September 2018

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2015

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