This statistic depicts the distribution of suicides among U.S. veterans as of 2015, by method. According to the data, 69.4 percent of veterans that committed suicide did so using a firearm.
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MMWR, & CDC. (September 28, 2018). Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths among veterans in 2015, by method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941840/suicides-us-among-veterans-by-method-distribution/
MMWR, und CDC. "Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths among veterans in 2015, by method." Chart. September 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941840/suicides-us-among-veterans-by-method-distribution/
MMWR, CDC. (2018). Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths among veterans in 2015, by method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941840/suicides-us-among-veterans-by-method-distribution/
MMWR, and CDC. "Distribution of U.S. Suicide Deaths among Veterans in 2015, by Method." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941840/suicides-us-among-veterans-by-method-distribution/
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Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths among veterans in 2015, by method [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, September 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/941840/suicides-us-among-veterans-by-method-distribution/
