From 2001 to 2022, firearms accounted for the vast majority of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States. In 2022, almost 74 percent of all suicide deaths among U.S. veterans involved firearms. This statistic displays the distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method.
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (December 19, 2024). Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. "Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method." Chart. December 19, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2024). Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. "Distribution of Suicide Deaths among Veterans in The United States from 2001 to 2022, by Method." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 19 Dec 2024, /statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method [Graph], U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1440067/distribution-of-veteran-suicide-deaths-by-method-us/