By the Numbers: 11 September 2023
1.4%
The percentage of "total active component service member medical encounters in 2022" involving COVID-19, according to a report published in June 2023 by the Military Health System -- Absolute and Relative Morbidity Burdens Attributable to Various Illnesses and Injuries Among Active Component Members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2022.
Provisional data from 2022 indicate injuries, musculoskeletal diseases, and mental health disorders constitute the categories of medical conditions associated with the most medical encounters, largest number of affected service members, and greatest number of hospital days, consistent with previous burden reports. COVID-19 accounted for 1.4% of total active component service member medical encounters in 2022, a slight increase from the 1.2% rate in 2021. Only 0.3% of total hospital bed days in active component service members were for COVID-19 in 2022, an 83% drop from the 1.8% rate in 2021.
1.4%
The percentage of "total active component service member medical encounters in 2022" involving COVID-19, according to a report published in June 2023 by the Military Health System -- Absolute and Relative Morbidity Burdens Attributable to Various Illnesses and Injuries Among Active Component Members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2022.
Provisional data from 2022 indicate injuries, musculoskeletal diseases, and mental health disorders constitute the categories of medical conditions associated with the most medical encounters, largest number of affected service members, and greatest number of hospital days, consistent with previous burden reports. COVID-19 accounted for 1.4% of total active component service member medical encounters in 2022, a slight increase from the 1.2% rate in 2021. Only 0.3% of total hospital bed days in active component service members were for COVID-19 in 2022, an 83% drop from the 1.8% rate in 2021.