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The veteran suicide rate increased 51 percent since 2002.

Everytown Research analysis of US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, “2001–2021 National Data Appendix,” November 2023, https://bit.ly/2Qblicx. Veteran and non-veteran firearm suicide rates exclude suicides among people age 17 years old and under.

Last updated: 2.1.2024