As of 2021, around 71 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 2021 reported a fall resulted in head-related trauma. 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 WWP members in the U.S. who reported head-related trauma during military service as of 2021, by incident.
Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported head-related trauma during military service as of 2021, by incident*
Characteristic
Percentage of survey respondents
Falls
71%
Sports/physical training injury
63.9%
Blast/explosion (IED, RPG, land mine, grenade, etc.)**
55.9%
Motor vehicle, aircraft, or water transportation accident
* 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.
Percentages do not total 100%, as warriors were asked to choose all that apply.
** IED: improvised explosive device; RPG: rocket-propelled grenade.
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WWP. (February 22, 2022). Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported head-related trauma during military service as of 2021, by incident* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311506/us-veterans-who-reported-head-related-trauma/
WWP. "Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported head-related trauma during military service as of 2021, by incident* ." Chart. February 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311506/us-veterans-who-reported-head-related-trauma/
WWP. (2022). Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported head-related trauma during military service as of 2021, by incident* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311506/us-veterans-who-reported-head-related-trauma/
WWP. "Share of U.S. Veteran and Active Service Members of The Wounded Warrior Project Who Reported Head-related Trauma during Military Service as of 2021, by Incident* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311506/us-veterans-who-reported-head-related-trauma/
WWP, Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported head-related trauma during military service as of 2021, by incident* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311506/us-veterans-who-reported-head-related-trauma/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Share of U.S. veteran and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported head-related trauma during military service as of 2021, by incident* [Graph], WWP, February 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311506/us-veterans-who-reported-head-related-trauma/
