The largest number of veterans who die by suicide are between 55 and 74 years old. This equated to 874 suicide deaths among veterans ages 18–34 (796 men and 78 women) in 2018. In 2018, the suicide rate among veterans 18–34 years old was 45.9 per 100,000-higher than in any other age group in either population and almost three times higher than for nonveterans in the same age bracket (16.5 per 100,000). Pressing Issues The greatest difference in suicide rates between veterans and nonveterans is among those ages 18–34. SOURCE: Data from VA, 2020b, data appendix. Age- and Sex-Adjusted Suicide Rates Among Veterans and Nonveterans, 2005–2018 Figure 1 shows age- and sex-adjusted rates over time (which are better for comparing between groups) as of 2019, adjusted rates of suicide were 27.5 per 100,000 for veterans and 18.2 per 100,000 for nonveterans ( VA, 2020b). Furthermore, since 2005, the suicide rate has risen faster among veterans than it has for nonveteran adults. Trends over Timeįor the past 12 years, suicide rates have been consistently higher among veterans than nonveterans. But because there are many more nonveterans in the population, the rate of suicide among veterans was 32.0 per 100,000, compared with 17.2 per 100,000 for nonveterans ( VA, 2020b). In 2018, 6,435 veterans and 40,075 nonveteran adults died by suicide. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) identified preventing veteran suicide as its highest clinical priority, and the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute is committed to helping VA-and the country-achieve this critical goal. In its 2018–2024 strategic plan, the U.S. This Veterans' Issues in Focus Perspective presents data on the magnitude of the problem, identifies particularly noteworthy issues and trends, highlights recent advances, and identifies gaps that deserve increased attention from both researchers and policymakers. population and especially among veterans, men and women who risked their lives for the country. Unfortunately, for more than a decade, the suicide rate has been rising in the general U.S. Suicide is a major public health issue and among the top ten causes of death in the United States.
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