Cause of Death / Year |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 (thru Oct) |
Total |
Army Suicides in Iraq
|
25 |
11 |
22 |
27 |
32 |
|
|
117+ |
Army Suicides in
|
25+ |
67 |
88 |
101 |
117 |
128 |
117 |
640+ |
Marine Suicides in
|
3 |
6 |
3 |
25 |
33 |
41 |
|
111 |
Total Military Suicides |
28+ |
84 |
113 |
128 |
149 |
169 |
64 |
788 |
All Military Deaths in Iraq |
421 |
894 |
862 |
957 |
963 |
307 |
130 |
4527 |
Suicides (Percent of All Deaths in Iraq) |
6.7% |
9.4% |
13.1% |
13.4% |
15.5% |
55.0% |
81.0% |
16.4% |
Suicide Rate per 100,000 |
12.8 |
11.0 |
12.3 |
17.5 |
18.8 |
20.2 |
|
19.5 (US Average, 2005) |
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