From 2001 to 2021, firearms accounted for the vast majority of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States. In 2021, around 72 percent of all suicide deaths among U.S. veterans involved firearms. This statistic displays the distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by method.
Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by method
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US Department of Veterans Affairs. (November 16, 2023). Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by method." Chart. November 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. (2023). Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Distribution of Suicide Deaths among Veterans in The United States from 2001 to 2021, by Method." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by method Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by method [Graph], US Department of Veterans Affairs, November 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/