{"id":81496,"date":"2026-03-31T21:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/31\/fewer-service-members-died-by-suicide-in-2024-than-year-prior-report-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:32:35","slug":"fewer-service-members-died-by-suicide-in-2024-than-year-prior-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2026\/03\/31\/fewer-service-members-died-by-suicide-in-2024-than-year-prior-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Fewer service members died by suicide in 2024 than year prior, report finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Department of Defense suicide report found that 471 service members died by suicide in calendar year 2024, down from 531 in 2023, according to the report released Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Department of Defense\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dspo.mil\/Portals\/113\/2026_CY\/documents\/DSPO_ReportonSuicide_CY24_20260317_508c.pdf\" rel=\"\">seventh-annual report on suicide<\/a> in the military, the department found that even though the total force suicide rate decreased by around 11% for 2024\u2019s calendar year, suicide rates have gradually increased in the active component from 2011 to 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department began collecting data on service members\u2019 suicides in 2011 when the Defense Suicide Prevention Office was established. After accounting for age and sex, the increase in active component suicide rates from 2011 to 2024 reflects the increase in U.S. population suicide rates, the report says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOverall military suicide rates have not differed meaningfully from those of the U.S. population for most years since 2011,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis result indicates that the military suicide rates resemble trends in the country as a whole,\u201d the report continues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like previous years, the majority of the active-duty service members who died by suicide in 2024 were enlisted males under the age of 30 \u2014 making up 64% of the service members who died by suicide during that year, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even as the active component\u2019s suicides have steadily increased since 2011, the rate has decreased by around 16% from 2023 to 2024, the department found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Reserve suicide rate decreased by approximately 14%, the National Guard suicide rate increased by around 13%. Suicide rates for the Reserve component, including the National Guard, have remained stable from 2011 to 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Divorces or separated service members had a higher suicide rate compared to the overall active component between 2022 and 2024, while female service members who were 30 or older or a warrant or commissioned officer had a lower suicide rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report states that firearm usage was the most common death by suicide method in the active component, Reserve and National Guard in 2024 and in the U.S. population in 2023. Poisoning was the leading method for attempted suicides, the report says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRecognizing that every death by suicide is a tragedy, the Department will continue to take action to support our men and women in uniform and their families, promote the wellbeing and resilience of the force, and take steps to prevent suicide in our military community,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.war.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/4448597\/department-of-war-releases-its-annual-report-on-suicide-in-the-military-for-cal\/\" rel=\"\">Tuesday statement<\/a> announcing the report\u2019s results reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help service members in need of support, the Department of Defense has expanded the availability of clinical services, like telehealth, and service members can also self-refer for mental health evaluations as part of the Brandon Act, the report says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its 2025 suicide prevention campaign, the department focused on building connections across the military and reducing stigma, while the Defense Suicide Prevention Office uses social media as a way to reach service members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department has paired with the Department of Veterans Affairs, among other federal agencies, to increase publicly accessible mobile app usage that supports mental health, like Virtual Hope Box and Breathe2Relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For veterans, there has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/06\/veteran-suicide-rate-slightly-increased-latest-report-finds\/\" rel=\"\">downward trend<\/a> in suicides since 2018, shown by the February release of the Department of Veterans\u2019 Affairs\u2019 suicide prevention report for 2023. 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