Veterans who considered suicide before and after joining the military U.S. 2014-2021

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John Elflein,
Aug 1, 2022
This graph shows the percentage of veterans who considered taking their own lives before and after joining the military in the U.S. from 2014 to 2021. In 2021, it was found that 9 percent of respondents had considered suicide before joining the military whereas 44 percent had considered suicide after joining the military.

Percentage of veterans who considered taking their own lives before and after joining the military in the U.S. from 2014 to 2021*

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Release date

March 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2014 to 2021

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Figures for 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 were taken from the previous year's report.

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