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Stars and Stripes | Veteran suicides decreased in 2019, fewest in 12 years, VA data shows
In 2019, 6,261 veterans died by suicide — 399 fewer than in 2018 and the fewest veteran suicides in a single year since 2007, according to new data released Wednesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The VA compiles its data on a two-year lag and revealed for the first time Wednesday the number of suicides in 2019. The average number of veteran suicides decreased slightly from 17.6 each day in 2018 to 17.2 in 2019.
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