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The Department of Veterans Affairs recently released the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, which analyzes Veteran suicide from 2001 to 2023, the most recent year for which data is available.
The report shows there were 6,398 suicides among Veterans in 2023, down from 6,442 in 2022. The average number of Veteran suicides per day fell slightly, to 17.5 in 2023 from 17.6 in 2022.
Other key findings from the report include:
- 61% of Veterans who died by suicide in 2023 were not receiving VA health care in the last year of their life.
- Suicide rates are elevated for Veterans aged 18 to 34 years, and those with certain risk characteristics, including homelessness, health problems, and pain.
Full article plus suicide prevention efforts:
North Carolina Veteran Suicide Data Sheet, 2023: State_Data_Sheets_2025_North_Carolina_508
North Carolina’s Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide: https://ncgwg.org/challenge/