TABLE 2—
Suicide Rates by Veteran Status, Age, and Gender: National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003–2010
| Age Group, y |
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| Veteran Status | 18–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–64 | ≥ 65 |
| Men | |||||
| Veteran | |||||
| Rate 1 | 108.7 | 33.8 | 29.8 | 27.1 | 29.2 |
| Rate 2 | 49.6 | 25.9 | 28.3 | 26.7 | 29.2 |
| Rate 3 | 119.0 | 37.9 | 34.9 | 31.5 | 30.4 |
| Rate 4 | 59.9 | 30.0 | 33.4 | 31.1 | 30.4 |
| Nonveteran | |||||
| Rate a | 18.3 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 23.2 | 24.1 |
| Rate b | 19.3 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 24.1 |
| Rate c | 21.4 | 23.7 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 25.5 |
| Rate d | 22.4 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 28.0 | 25.5 |
| Womena | |||||
| Veteran | |||||
| Rate 1 | 25.6 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 9.9 | |
| Rate 2 | 13.8 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 9.8 | |
| Rate 3 | 27.9 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 13.1 | |
| Rate 4 | 16.1 | 9.3 | 13.8 | 12.9 | |
| Nonveteran | |||||
| Rate a | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 6.1 | |
| Rate b | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 6.1 | |
| Rate c | 5.0 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 8.3 | |
| Rate d | 5.0 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 8.3 | |
Note. Rate 1 = (veteran suicides/VA population estimate) * 100 000; rate 2 = [(veteran suicides - active-duty suicides)/VA population estimate] * 100 000; rate 3 = [(veteran suicides + veteran undetermined deaths)/VA population estimate] * 100 000; rate 4 = [(veteran suicides - active duty suicides + veteran undetermined deaths)/VA population estimate] * 100 000; rate a = [nonveteran suicides/(total population - VA population estimates)] * 100 000; rate b = [(nonveteran suicides + active duty suicides)/(total population - VA population estimates)] * 100 000; rate c = [(nonveteran suicides + nonveteran undetermined deaths)/(total population - VA population estimates)] * 100 000; rate d = [(nonveteran suicides + active duty suicides + nonveteran undetermined deaths)/(total population - VA population estimates)] * 100 000.
There were too few female veteran suicides aged ≥ 65 years to provide accurate estimates; thus, we combined those aged 45–64 years with those aged ≥ 65 years.