Almost 80 percent of veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001 and who responded to the annual Wounded Warrior Project Survey in 2022 stated they experienced sleep problems, while 76 percent had PTSD. The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a U.S. charity and veteran organization for veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project experiencing select injuries and health problems during military service after 9/11 as of 2022.
Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project experiencing select injuries and health problems during military service after 9/11 as of 2022*
Characteristic
Percentage of survey respondents
Sleep problems
79.5%
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
75.9%
Anxiety
75.7%
Depression
74.3%
Hearing loss, tinnitus
67.3%
Bone, joint, or muscle injury
66.1%
Migraines, chronic headaches
55.4%
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
36.5%
Nerve injury
32.3%
Head injury other than TBI
17.3%
Spinal cord injury
16.4%
Military sexual trauma (MST)
10.1%
Other
8.6%
Burns or lacerations
7.9%
Blindness or other vision impairment
5.2%
No severe physical or mental health problems experienced
* Respondents were members of the Wounded Warrior Project and are veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001.
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WWP. (February 21, 2023). Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project experiencing select injuries and health problems during military service after 9/11 as of 2022* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102029/health-problems-during-service-after-911-by-problem-veterans/
WWP. "Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project experiencing select injuries and health problems during military service after 9/11 as of 2022* ." Chart. February 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102029/health-problems-during-service-after-911-by-problem-veterans/
WWP. (2023). Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project experiencing select injuries and health problems during military service after 9/11 as of 2022* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102029/health-problems-during-service-after-911-by-problem-veterans/
WWP. "Share of U.S. Veteran and Active Service Members of The Wounded Warrior Project Experiencing Select Injuries and Health Problems during Military Service after 9/11 as of 2022* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102029/health-problems-during-service-after-911-by-problem-veterans/
WWP, Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project experiencing select injuries and health problems during military service after 9/11 as of 2022* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102029/health-problems-during-service-after-911-by-problem-veterans/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project experiencing select injuries and health problems during military service after 9/11 as of 2022* [Graph], WWP, February 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102029/health-problems-during-service-after-911-by-problem-veterans/
