Percentage of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported severe mental injuries sustained during service as of 2020, by injury*
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Sleep problems
83.6%
PTSD
82.8%
Anxiety
76.6%
Depression
72.4%
Other severe mental injuries
9.9%
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* Respondents were members of the Wounded Warrior Project and are veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001.
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Share of U.S. WWP veterans reporting mental injury from service, 2020, by injury
Almost all U.S. veterans and active service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001 who responded to the annual Wounded Warrior Project Survey in 2020 experienced a severe mental injury and 82.6 percent of them reported experiencing more than one mental injury during their military service. The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a U.S. charity and veteran organization for veterans and service members who incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military on or after September 11, 2001. This statistic shows the percentage distribution of U.S. veterans and active service members of the WPP who reported sustaining a severe mental injury during service as of 2020, by injury.
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WWP. (September 30, 2020). Percentage of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported severe mental injuries sustained during service as of 2020, by injury* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1102206/severe-mental-injury-from-service-veterans-and-active-service-members/
WWP. "Percentage of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported severe mental injuries sustained during service as of 2020, by injury*." Chart. September 30, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1102206/severe-mental-injury-from-service-veterans-and-active-service-members/
WWP. (2020). Percentage of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported severe mental injuries sustained during service as of 2020, by injury*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1102206/severe-mental-injury-from-service-veterans-and-active-service-members/
WWP. "Percentage of U.S. Veterans and Active Service Members of The Wounded Warrior Project Who Reported Severe Mental Injuries Sustained during Service as of 2020, by Injury*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Sep 2020, /statistics/1102206/severe-mental-injury-from-service-veterans-and-active-service-members/
WWP, Percentage of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported severe mental injuries sustained during service as of 2020, by injury* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1102206/severe-mental-injury-from-service-veterans-and-active-service-members/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. veterans and active service members of the Wounded Warrior Project who reported severe mental injuries sustained during service as of 2020, by injury* [Graph], WWP, September 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1102206/severe-mental-injury-from-service-veterans-and-active-service-members/
