Suicide rates in the military increased in 2023, a slight uptick from 2022 that adds to a larger, troubling rise over the past decade. The annual report shows 523 service members died by suicide ...

The active duty suicide rate crept up 3% in 2022, but dropped 12% in the Reserve and 18% in the Guard. The rate among military spouses and children also dropped 16%.

Suicide rates for active duty troops increased in the Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force, while rates decreased by more than 10% in the National Guard and Reserves, according to the Department of ...

U.S. military suicides increased by 30 in 2023, ... and the total force rate of suicide deaths per 100,000 service members was 9% higher than in 2022, the report said.

Suicide rates have gradually increased since 2011, and most suicides are among young, enlisted men. In addition to the service members, 146 family members , including 93 spouses and 53 dependents ...

The 2023 active-duty military suicide rate, which is the number per 100,000 people, was 28.2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures show the age-adjusted suicide rate for the overall ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate, according to a Defense Department report released on ...

WASHINGTON – According to the recent DoD Annual Report on Suicide in the Military, total Army suicides increased in 2021 over calendar year 2020. However, the number has been decreasing in 2022.

The Marine Corps had the highest rate of suicide, with about 35 cases per 100,000 people in 2023. The Army was just under 33 cases per 100,000. The Air Force (about 21 per 100,000) and Navy (about ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate, according to a ...

By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate, senior defense officials said. Th… ...