Almost 500 military men and women committed suicide in 2013, an official report reveals.
The figures have been lauded by the Department of Defense as a significant decrease from 522 the previous year.
Of the 479, active duty troops made up 259 of the suicides, and 220 were reservists.
However, experts caution against suggesting a steady decline in fatalities as initial reports showed an increase in the first half of 2014.
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2 comments:
False statistic there are less people in the military
The statistic would be more realistic if compared with the actual number of people in the affected group, expressed as a percentage.
Thanks, 2:05.
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