By Patrick D Hahn —— Bio and Archives--October 3, 2016
On 3 August of this year the US Department of Veterans Affairs released its long-awaited report, Suicide Among Veterans and Other Americans 2001-2014. This report was the most comprehensive analysis of veteran suicide in our nation's history, examining more than 55 million veteran records from 1979 through 2014, from all 50 states as well as four territories.
Compared to that of the general population, the suicide rate for veterans has risen steadily. Prior to 2006, the suicide rate for veterans, adjusted for age and sex, was actually lower than that of non-veterans. By 2014, the adjusted suicide rate for veterans was 21% higher, which in absolute terms works out to approximately 20 suicides a day.
But the most shocking finding can be found in Table 5 of the report, which shows suicide rates for veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. Suicide rates for VHA users who were veterans of these operations more than doubled between 2003 and 2014. For the age group 18-24, the increase in suicide was a staggering 400%.
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