By the Numbers: 19 May 2025
45.6%
The percentage of the veteran population age 65 and over, according to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics
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45.6%
The percentage of the veteran population age 65 and over, according to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics
2100+
The number of active duty service members who "have experienced traumatic limb loss since 2001," according to an article in the journal Military Medicine -- Behavioral Health Outcomes in the 12 Months Following Major Limb Loss Among Active Duty Service Members Treated in the Military Health System, 2001–2017.
3 million
The number of veterans receiving VA compensation for tinnitus, making it "the most prevalent service-connected disability among veterans," according to a recent article in JAMA Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery: Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Tinnitus: Recommendations From the US VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline Work Group.
26% and 12.2%
The percentages, respectively, of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) among pregnant military service women and military spouses, according to an article in the journal JMIR Research Protocols -- Effects of Using a Smart Bassinet on the Mental Health of Military-Affiliated Pregnant Women: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Sleep Health and Mood in Newly Expectant Military Mothers (SHINE) Trial. Among the civilian population, the range is 10%-15%.
6.2 to 32.7
The increase in deaths per 100,000 between 1999 and 2022 attributed to "overall age-adjusted overdose mortality in the U.S," according to a recent article the Journal of Preventive Medicine -- Widening Racial Disparities in the U.S. Overdose Epidemic.