Table 2.
All Accidental, Motor Vehicle Accident, and Accidental Overdose Mortality Rates among Soldiers Returning from an Afghanistan/Iraq deployment ending in fiscal years 2008–2014
| Characteristic | All Accidental Deaths | MVA Deaths | Accidental Overdose Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Rate (95% CI) | Age-Adjusted Rate a (95% CI) | Rate Ratio (95% CI) | Crude Rate (95% CI) | Age-Adjusted Rate a (95% CI) | Rate Ratio (95% CI) | Crude Rate (95% CI) | Age-Adjusted Rate b (95% CI) | Rate Ratio (95% CI) | |
| Age Group | |||||||||
| 18–24 | 67.35 (64.24, 70.57) | n/a | 2.58 (2.26, 2.94) | 32.70 (30.55, 34.97) | n/a | 2.54 (2.11, 3.07) | 24.48 (22.62, 26.45) | n/a | 4.29 (3.26, 5.65) |
| 25–29 | 48.21 (45.08, 51.49) | n/a | 1.85 (1.60, 2.12) | 19.45 (17.48, 21.57) | n/a | 1.51 (1.23, 1.86) | 19.77 (17.79, 21.92) | n/a | 3.47 (2.61, 4.61) |
| 30–34 | 33.01 (29.55, 36.78) | n/a | 1.26 (1.07, 1.49) | 14.11 (11.87, 16.64) | n/a | 1.10 (0.86, 1.40) | 11.51 (9.5, 13.81) | n/a | 2.02 (1.46, 2.78) |
| 35–39 | 26.79 (23.32, 30.63) | n/a | 1.03 (0.85, 1.23) | 13.52 (11.09, 16.33) | n/a | 1.05 (0.81, 1.36) | 6.64 (4.97, 8.68) | n/a | 1.16 (0.80, 1.70) |
| 40+ | 26.12 (23.00, 29.55) | n/a | Reference | 12.85 (10.69, 15.33) | n/a | Reference | 5.70 (4.29, 7.42) | n/a | Reference |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 17.41 (14.61, 20.60) | 14.86 (10.68, 20.48) | 0.41 (0.30, 0.56) | 8.83 (6.87, 11.18) | 6.72 (4.08, 10.83) | 0.39 (0.25, 0.61) | 6.27 (4.64, 8.29) | 4.53 (2.60, 7.89) | 0.42 (0.26, 0.70) |
| Male | 51.40 (49.66, 53.18) | 36.37 (34.23, 38.64) | Reference | 23.57 (22.40, 24.79) | 17.29 (15.80, 18.92) | Reference | 18.30 (17.27, 19.37) | 10.66 (9.64, 11.81) | Reference |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||
| AAPI | 45.78 (40.54, 51.51) | 26.38 (21.12, 32.98) | 0.69 (0.55, 0.86) | 18.58 (15.30, 22.35) | 11.76 (8.20, 16.78) | 0.70 (0.50, 0.99) | 19.24 (15.90, 23.08) | 10.72 (7.88, 14.52) | 0.75 (0.56, 1.02) |
| AIAN | 60.95 (43.74, 82.69) | 44.07 (25.58, 73.91) | 1.15 (0.71, 1.86) | 35.68 (22.86, 53.09) | Suppressedc | Suppressedc | Suppressedc | Suppressedc | Suppressedc |
| BNH | 33.05 (29.87, 36.48) | 26.09 (22.73, 29.90) | 0.68 (0.59, 0.79) | 20.33 (17.86, 23.06) | 17.12 (14.34, 20.35) | 1.02 (0.84, 1.24) | 5.86 (4.57, 7.40) | 4.43 (3.23, 6.00) | 0.31 (0.23, 0.42) |
| Hispanic | 36.61 (32.44, 41.17) | 28.98 (23.70, 35.28) | 0.76 (0.62, 0.93) | 21.26 (18.11, 24.80) | 14.30 (10.87, 18.73) | 0.85 (0.65, 1.12) | 7.22 (5.44, 9.39) | 5.34 (3.51, 7.93) | 0.37 (0.25, 0.55) |
| WNH | 53.93 (51.81, 56.12) | 38.29 (35.95, 40.77) | Reference | 22.96 (21.58, 24.41) | 16.82 (15.27, 18.53) | Reference | 21.59 (20.25, 22.99) | 14.26 (13.00, 15.63) | Reference |
| Rank Group | |||||||||
| JE | 67.04 (64.30, 69.87) | 55.08 (45.50, 66.51) | vs. SE/WO: 1.74 (1.42, 2.12) vs. Officer: 3.18 (2.43, 4.17) |
29.93 (28.10, 31.84) | 18.22 (13.40, 24.84) | vs. SE/WO: 1.10 (0.81, 1.50) vs. Officer: 2.16 (1.44, 3.24) |
27.63 (25.88, 29.47) | 25.50 (21.84, 29.64) | vs. SE/WO: 3.23 (2.65, 3.93) vs. Officer: 11.57 (7.18, 18.63) |
| SE/WO | 35.71 (33.59, 37.93) | 31.69 (29.12, 34.46) | vs. Officer: 1.83 (1.48, 2.27) | 17.58 (16.10, 19.16) | 16.52 (14.65, 18.60) | vs. Officer: 1.96 (1.43, 2.68) | 9.43 (8.36, 10.61) | 7.89 (6.91, 8.99) | vs. Officer: 3.58 (2.24, 5.74) |
| Officer | 15.20 (12.76, 17.97) | 17.31 (14.04, 21.15) | Reference | 6.77 (5.18, 8.70) | 8.43 (6.17, 11.28) | Reference | 2.22 (1.36, 3.43) | 2.20 (1.32, 3.47) | Reference |
| Component | |||||||||
| NG | 49.04 (45.77, 52.47) | 39.36 (35.72, 43.34) | vs. AD: 1.25 (1.10, 1.42) vs. RC: 1.36 (1.13, 1.64) |
25.19 (22.87, 27.69) | 19.46 (16.97, 22.29) | vs. AD: 1.32 (1.10, 1.60) vs. RC: 1.33 (1.02, 1.73) |
15.35 (13.55, 17.32) | 11.17 (9.48, 13.14) | vs. AD: 1.11 (0.91, 1.35) vs. RC: 1.49 (1.09, 2.05) |
| RC | 34.59 (30.25, 39.37) | 28.94 (24.47, 34.13) | vs. AD: 0.92 (0.77, 1.11) | 16.92 (13.93, 20.36) | 14.61 (11.46, 18.50) | vs. AD: 0.99 (0.76, 1.29) | 11.18 (8.78, 14.03) | 7.48 (5.59, 9.97) | vs. AD: 0.74 (0.55, 1.00) |
| AD | 49.05 (47.09, 51.06) | 31.43 (28.73, 34.39) | Reference | 21.53 (20.24, 22.88) | 14.70 (12.81, 16.88) | Reference | 18.37 (17.18, 19.62) | 10.07 (8.95, 11.33) | Reference |
| FY of Return from Deployment | |||||||||
| 2008–2009 | 51.17 (48.72, 53.72) | 35.90 (32.95, 39.13) | vs. FY 10–11: 1.03 (0.90, 1.16) vs. FY 12–14: 1.30 (1.08, 1.57) |
22.75 (21.12, 24.46) | 17.47 (15.34, 19.88) | vs. FY 10–11: 1.10 (0.92, 1.33) vs. FY 12–14: 1.28 (0.98, 1.68) |
18.73 (17.26, 20.30) | 10.24 (8.94, 11.80) | vs. FY 10–11: 0.89 (0.73, 1.09) vs. FY 12–14: 1.59 (1.13, 2.23) |
| 2010–2011 | 47.75 (45.18, 50.42) | 35.01 (31.83, 38.51) | vs. FY 12–14: 1.27 (1.04, 1.54) | 22.03 (20.30, 23.87) | 15.83 (13.74, 18.23) | vs. FY 12–14: 1.16 (0.88, 1.53) | 17.97 (16.41, 19.64) | 11.46 (9.80, 13.44) | vs. FY 12–14: 1.78 (1.26, 2.52) |
| 2012–2014 | 39.28 (35.97, 42.82) | 27.64 (23.18, 32.94) | Reference | 19.98 (17.64, 22.55) | 13.65 (10.57, 17.60) | Reference | 10.79 (9.09, 12.72) | 6.44 (4.58, 9.15) | Reference |
Note. AAPI=Asian American or Pacific Islander; AD= Active Duty; AIAN=American Indian/Alaskan Native; BNH=Black non-Hispanic; FY=Fiscal Year; JE=Junior Enlisted [E1-E4]; NG=National Guard; RC=Reserve Component; SE/WO=Senior Enlisted [E5-E9]/Warrant Officer; WNH=White, non-Hispanic; Boldface indicates statistical significance (P<0.05)
a
Rates for Race/Ethnicity adjusted using age groups 18–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35+
b
Rates for Race/Ethnicity adjusted using age groups 18–24, 25–29, 30+, rates for Sex and Component adjusted using age groups 18–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35+, and rates for Rank adjusted using age groups 18–29, 30+
c
Suppressed, cell(s) <10.