Soldiers and Marines die by suicide 50 percent more often than sailors and airmen, report finds
Meghann Myers
Of 325 active-duty suicides in 2018, soldiers Marines took their own lives at 150 percent the rate of sailors and airmen, according to a report released Monday by the Defense Department.
The Marine Corps had the highest rate, according to the 2018 Department of Defense Suicide Event Report, followed by the Army, Navy and Air Force.
The Corps’ 58 suicides represent a 31-per-100,000 rate, followed by the Army’s 139 suicides in 2018, for a rate of just under 30-per-100,000.
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