From 2001 to 2022, the firearm suicide mortality rate among veterans in the United States rose by 64.9 percent. This was the suicide method that had the largest increase in the given period, followed by suffocation, with an increase of 40.1 percent from 2001 to 2022.
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (December 19, 2024). Percentage change in the veteran suicide mortality rate in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1609131/percentage-change-in-method-specific-suicide-mortality-rate-for-veterans-us/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. "Percentage change in the veteran suicide mortality rate in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method." Chart. December 19, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1609131/percentage-change-in-method-specific-suicide-mortality-rate-for-veterans-us/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2024). Percentage change in the veteran suicide mortality rate in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1609131/percentage-change-in-method-specific-suicide-mortality-rate-for-veterans-us/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. "Percentage Change in The Veteran Suicide Mortality Rate in The United States from 2001 to 2022, by Method." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Dec 2024, /statistics/1609131/percentage-change-in-method-specific-suicide-mortality-rate-for-veterans-us/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Percentage change in the veteran suicide mortality rate in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1609131/percentage-change-in-method-specific-suicide-mortality-rate-for-veterans-us/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Percentage change in the veteran suicide mortality rate in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by method [Graph], U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1609131/percentage-change-in-method-specific-suicide-mortality-rate-for-veterans-us/
