The veteran firearm suicide rate has increased 67 percent since 2001.

Source: Everytown Research analysis of US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, 2001–2023 state and national suicide data appendices, March 2026, https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/data.asp. Veteran and non-veteran firearm suicide rates exclude suicides among people age 17 and younger.

Last updated: 6.12.2026

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