1

Army Suicide Statistics & Demographics

Calendar Year 2003

2

9080 80

6758 64

7363

50

6856

8

0

25

50

75

10019

93

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Confirmed Pending

Army Active Duty Suicides (Includes USAR /ARNG)

Calendar Years

# C

om

ple

ted

Su

icid

es

3

Cumulative Confirmed Suicides

0

25

50

75

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

11 Sept 2001

4

Duty Component (Active Duty Suicides Only)

AC89%

ARNG4%

USAR7%

AC ARNG USARConfirmed 50 2 4

5

Duty Status(Active Duty Suicides Only)

AWOL5% Leave

2%

AGR4%

PFD89%

PFD & Off Duty AGR AWOL LEAVE

ADS Confirmed 49 2 3 1 1

6

8

10

12

14

16

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Suicide Rates(US Regular Army)

Rate

per

100k

Calendar Years

Army Suicide Prevention CampaignCSA Approved- Nov 00

Annualized year to date

7

Suicide Trends

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Guard

3 (5%)

4 (5%)

5 (7%)

5 (8%)

2 (4%)

9 (13%)

2 (4%)

Reservists

3 (5%)

2 (3%)

5 (7%)

1 (1%)

5 (10%)

5 (7%)

4 (7%)

Active Component

52 (90%)

58 (91%)

63 (86%)

57 (92%)

43 (86%)

54 (79%)

50 (89%)

Total

58 64 73 63 50 68 56

AC Rate Only

(per 100k)

10.58 11.99

13.14

12.07

9.1

11.1

8

0

2

4

6

8

10

CY 03 Suicides - Post Assignment(AC Soldiers Only)

Others:Charlottesville, VAMilwaukee, WILos Angeles, CA

9

CY 03 Suicides - Post Assignment (USAR/ARNG Soldiers Only)

• Fort Dix, NJ• Fort Washworth, PA• Vancouver, WA• Aurora, CO• Green Bay, WI• Devils Lake, ND

10

9

27

6 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 10

5

10

15

20

25

30

CY 03 Suicides - MACOM Assignment

11

CY 03 Suicides - Location

Home/Barracks61%

Out of State9%

Deployed30%

Home Out/State Deployed Confirmed 34 5 17

12

8

2

8

7

6 6

9

4

3 3

0

2

4

6

8

10

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2000 2001 2002 2003

Monthly Confirmed Suicides (Includes USAR & ARNG)

13

20

13

8

42 1

44

0

5

10

15

20

PVT's SPC SGT SSG SFC MSG SGM WO's LT's CPT MAJ LTC COL GO's

CY 03 Suicides - Rank

14

13

19

106 5

30

5

10

15

20

18-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41+

CY 03 Suicides - Age Group

Youngest: 18 Oldest: 46

Age Categories

15

Single50% Married

50%

CY 03 Suicides – Marital Status

Married Single Confirmed 28 28

16

Hispanic2%

Other7% White

73%

African American

11%

CY 03 Suicides – Racial Comparison

African White American Hispanic

OtherConfirmed 41 6 5 4

17

Male95%

Female5%

CY 03 Suicides – Gender

Male FemaleConfirmed 53 3

18

119

75

7

10 11

10

2

4

6

8

10

12

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Unknown

CY 03 Suicides Day Frequency

19

Other4%Asphyxiation

23%

Firearms68%

OD5%

CY 03 Suicides - Method

CO Drug Firearms Asphyxiation Poisoning OD Poison Injecting 38 13 0 3 1 1

20

CY 03 Suicides – MOS

9

32

1 1 1 12

1 1 1 1

4

1 1 1 1 12

12

9

32

10

2

4

6

8

10

11 12 13 14 18 21 27 31 44 53 55 62 63 70 71 74 75 77 79 88 91 92 93 95 98

21

CY 03 - Other Known Suicides

1 1

3

0

2

4

6

CivilianEmployees

FamilyMembers

REFRAD W/120 USAR (Not AD) Retired DFR/ExcessLeave

Inmates ARNG (Not AD)