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Mental health issues among those who served in U.S. military 2015-2016, by gender
This statistic shows the percentage of those who have served in the U.S. military who had select mental health concerns as of 2015-2016, by gender. It was found that 30.6 percent of women who had served in the military suffered from some mental illness compared to 16.2 percent of men who had served.
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United Health Foundation, & MOAA. (October 29, 2018). Percentage of those who served in the military who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/947132/mental-health-concerns-united-states-and-military-background-by-gender/
United Health Foundation, und MOAA. "Percentage of those who served in the military who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by gender." Chart. October 29, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/947132/mental-health-concerns-united-states-and-military-background-by-gender/
United Health Foundation, MOAA. (2018). Percentage of those who served in the military who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/947132/mental-health-concerns-united-states-and-military-background-by-gender/
United Health Foundation, and MOAA. "Percentage of Those Who Served in The Military Who Reported Select Mental Health Concerns in 2015-2016, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Oct 2018, /statistics/947132/mental-health-concerns-united-states-and-military-background-by-gender/
United Health Foundation & MOAA, Percentage of those who served in the military who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/947132/mental-health-concerns-united-states-and-military-background-by-gender/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Percentage of those who served in the military who reported select mental health concerns in 2015-2016, by gender [Graph], United Health Foundation, & MOAA, October 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/947132/mental-health-concerns-united-states-and-military-background-by-gender/
