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US Landmark Study Finds 20 Veterans Commit Suicide Each Day – VA Department

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Veterans of the US armed forces are killing themselves at a rate of 20 per day according to the nation’s largest analysis ever conducted on the subject, the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) said in a press release.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The study was the largest and most comprehensive ever done on the subject of Veteran suicides, covering 55 million records over 35 years, according to the VA.

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"[T]he current analysis indicates that in 2014, an average of 20 veterans a day died from suicide," the release stated on Wednesday. "Veterans accounted for 18 percent of all deaths from suicide among US adults."

About 65 percent of all veterans who died from suicide in 2014 were 50 years of age or older, the release noted.

"Since 2001, US adult civilian suicides increased 23 percent, while Veteran suicides increased 32 percent in the same time period. After controlling for age and gender, this makes the risk of suicide 21 percent greater for veterans," the VA said.

Since 2001, the rate of suicide among US veterans who use VA services increased by 8.8 percent, while the rate of suicide among veterans who do not use VA services increased by 38.6 percent, the release added.

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