Distribution of veteran suicide deaths in the U.S. 2001-2021, by method
From 2001 to 2021, firearms accounted for the vast majority of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States. In 2021, around 72 percent of all suicide deaths among U.S. veterans involved firearms. This statistic displays the distribution of suicide deaths among veterans in the United States from 2001 to 2021, by method.