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The United States military veteran suicide epidemic〔February 1, 2013. Ed Pilkington. (US military struggling to stop suicide epidemic among war veterans ). ''The Guardian.'' Retrieved: 23 May 2014.〕〔April 3, 2014. Jordain Carney. (How Can Government Battle a 'Suicide Epidemic' Among Veterans? ). ''National Journal.'' Retrieved: 23 May 2014.〕 is an ongoing phenomenon regarding a reported high rate of suicide among U.S. military veterans, in comparison to the general public.〔January 10, 2014. Denver Nicks. (Report: Suicide Rate Soars Among Young Vets ). "The suicide rate among veterans remains well above that for the general population, with roughly 22 former servicemen and women committing suicide every day." ''TIME.'' Retrieved: 23 May 2014.〕 ==Background== 6,500 former military personnel killed themselves in 2012. More veterans succumbed to suicide than were killed in Iraq. In 2012, 177 active-duty soldiers committed suicide, conversely 176 soldiers were killed in combat. In other words, more soldiers committed suicide compared to being killed in action. In 2012, the study concluded that Army had the highest number of suicides compared to any other service branch. 〔 In 2013, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs released a study that covered suicides from 1999 to 2010, which showed that roughly 22 veterans were committing suicide per day, or one every 65 minutes.〔February 1, 2013. (U.S. military veteran suicides rise, one dies every 65 minutes ). ''Reuters.'' Retrieved: 23 May 2014.〕 Some sources suggest that this rate may be undercounting suicides.〔Moni Basu, (Why suicide rate among veterans may be more than 22 a day ), CNN, November 14, 2013. Retrieved: 25 December 2014〕 A recent analysis found a suicide rate among veterans of about 30 per 100,000 population per year, compared with the civilian rate of 14 per 100,000.〔〔Jeff Hargarten, Forrest Burnson, Bonnie Campo and Chase Cook, (Veteran Suicides Twice as High as Civilian Rates ), News21, Aug. 24, 2013. Retrieved: 25 December 2014.〕 However, the comparison was not adjusted for age and sex. The total number of suicides differs by age group; 31% of these suicides were by veterans 49 and younger while 69% were by veterans aged 50 and older.〔February 5, 2013. Melanie Haiken. (Suicide Rate Among Vets and Active Duty Military Jumps - Now 22 A Day ). ''Forbes.'' Retrieved: 23 May 2014.〕 As with suicides in general, suicide of veterans is primarily male, with about 97 percent of the suicides being male in the states that reported gender.〔 In 2015, the Clay Hunt Veterans Suicide Prevention Act passed in the Senate and was then enacted as on February 12, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States military veteran suicide」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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