In 2024, the mortality rate across all branches of the armed forces of the United Kingdom was 42 deaths per 100,000 personnel. The mortality rate was highest among members of the RAF at 43 deaths per 100,000 personnel..
Mortality rates in the armed forces of the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2024, by branch
(per 100,000 personnel)
Characteristic
Armed Forces
British Army
Royal Navy/Marines
Royal Air Force
2024
42
40
40
43
2023
51
43
62
50
2022
46
50
50
31
2021
47
51
37
42
2020
40
36
43
44
2019
48
57
28
47
2018
41
46
33
29
2017
45
50
33
33
2016
58
55
96
41
2015
39
45
35
29
2014
44
43
37
42
2013
51
66
45
23
2012
73
91
66
43
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UK Ministry of Defence, & GOV.UK. (March 27, 2025). Mortality rates in the armed forces of the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2024, by branch (per 100,000 personnel) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/535317/uk-army-mortality-rates/
UK Ministry of Defence, und GOV.UK. "Mortality rates in the armed forces of the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2024, by branch (per 100,000 personnel)." Chart. March 27, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535317/uk-army-mortality-rates/
UK Ministry of Defence, GOV.UK. (2025). Mortality rates in the armed forces of the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2024, by branch (per 100,000 personnel). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535317/uk-army-mortality-rates/
UK Ministry of Defence, and GOV.UK. "Mortality Rates in The Armed Forces of The United Kingdom from 2006 to 2024, by Branch (per 100,000 Personnel)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/535317/uk-army-mortality-rates/
UK Ministry of Defence & GOV.UK, Mortality rates in the armed forces of the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2024, by branch (per 100,000 personnel) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/535317/uk-army-mortality-rates/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Mortality rates in the armed forces of the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2024, by branch (per 100,000 personnel) [Graph], UK Ministry of Defence, & GOV.UK, March 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/535317/uk-army-mortality-rates/
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