This statistic shows the percentage of those aged 50 years and older who had select chronic diseases as of 2015-2016, by military service. It was found that 24.1 percent of those who had served in the military had cancer compared to 20.5 percent of those who had not served.
Percentage of Americans aged 50 years and older who reported select chronic diseases in 2015-2016, by military service
Data do not distinguish between those currently serving and those who have been discharged, the nature of discharges, involvement in active combat, or the era in which one served.
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United Health Foundation, & MOAA. (October 29, 2018). Percentage of Americans aged 50 years and older who reported select chronic diseases in 2015-2016, by military service [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947140/chronic-disease-united-states-military-background-older/
United Health Foundation, und MOAA. "Percentage of Americans aged 50 years and older who reported select chronic diseases in 2015-2016, by military service." Chart. October 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947140/chronic-disease-united-states-military-background-older/
United Health Foundation, MOAA. (2018). Percentage of Americans aged 50 years and older who reported select chronic diseases in 2015-2016, by military service. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947140/chronic-disease-united-states-military-background-older/
United Health Foundation, and MOAA. "Percentage of Americans Aged 50 Years and Older Who Reported Select Chronic Diseases in 2015-2016, by Military Service." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947140/chronic-disease-united-states-military-background-older/
United Health Foundation & MOAA, Percentage of Americans aged 50 years and older who reported select chronic diseases in 2015-2016, by military service Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947140/chronic-disease-united-states-military-background-older/ (last visited December 05, 2024)
Percentage of Americans aged 50 years and older who reported select chronic diseases in 2015-2016, by military service [Graph], United Health Foundation, & MOAA, October 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/947140/chronic-disease-united-states-military-background-older/