In 2021, rates of suicide were higher among veterans with any mental health condition or substance abuse disorder compared to those without such conditions or disorders. That year, the suicide death rate among veterans with bipolar disorder was 131 per 100,000 person-years. This statistic displays the rates of suicide death among veterans in the United States in 2020 and 2021 with select mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
Rates of suicide death among veterans in the United States in 2020 and 2021 with select mental health conditions and substance use disorders
(per 100,000 person-years)
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US Department of Veterans Affairs. (November 16, 2023). Rates of suicide death among veterans in the United States in 2020 and 2021 with select mental health conditions and substance use disorders (per 100,000 person-years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440070/rate-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-metal-health-and-substance-use-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Rates of suicide death among veterans in the United States in 2020 and 2021 with select mental health conditions and substance use disorders (per 100,000 person-years)." Chart. November 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440070/rate-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-metal-health-and-substance-use-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. (2023). Rates of suicide death among veterans in the United States in 2020 and 2021 with select mental health conditions and substance use disorders (per 100,000 person-years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440070/rate-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-metal-health-and-substance-use-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Rates of Suicide Death among Veterans in The United States in 2020 and 2021 with Select Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders (per 100,000 Person-years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440070/rate-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-metal-health-and-substance-use-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Rates of suicide death among veterans in the United States in 2020 and 2021 with select mental health conditions and substance use disorders (per 100,000 person-years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440070/rate-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-metal-health-and-substance-use-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rates of suicide death among veterans in the United States in 2020 and 2021 with select mental health conditions and substance use disorders (per 100,000 person-years) [Graph], US Department of Veterans Affairs, November 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440070/rate-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-metal-health-and-substance-use-us/
