At Least 22 Veterans Kill Themselves Every Day and No One Gives a Shit

[Admiral Yi]

Uhm, according to the WHO, there were 32,559 siucides in the US in 2005 (which seems to be the most recent year they have totals for).  If that's a typical figure, 1892 would be a bit less than 6% of suicides in this country, not "about 25%".  That doesn't really seem that high.

Particularly as the number cited appears to be for all vets, not just Iraq and Afghan vets.

(I didn't read the whole article.)

[garbon]

CDC has 38k - 2010.

[DGuller]

Is the 1,892 figure a real number, or some kind of extrapolation?  I find it very hard to believe that it's a real number, because that would imply that about 25% of all people who commit suicide in US are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.  That strikes me as extremely implausible, considering that far less than 1% of the US population belong to the group.

Uhm, according to the WHO, there were 32,559 siucides in the US in 2005 (which seems to be the most recent year they have totals for).  If that's a typical figure, 1892 would be a bit less than 6% of suicides in this country, not "about 25%".  That doesn't really seem that high.

Uhm, the 1,892 figure is for this year, which is not a full year just yet.

[alfred russel]

Is the 1,892 figure a real number, or some kind of extrapolation?  I find it very hard to believe that it's a real number, because that would imply that about 25% of all people who commit suicide in US are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.  That strikes me as extremely implausible, considering that far less than 1% of the US population belong to the group.

Uhm, according to the WHO, there were 32,559 siucides in the US in 2005 (which seems to be the most recent year they have totals for).  If that's a typical figure, 1892 would be a bit less than 6% of suicides in this country, not "about 25%".  That doesn't really seem that high.

Uhm, the 1,892 figure is for this year, which is not a full year just yet.

Yeah, the headline is 22 a day, which works out to something like 8k a year.

[Capetan Mihali]

Is the 1,892 figure a real number, or some kind of extrapolation?  I find it very hard to believe that it's a real number, because that would imply that about 25% of all people who commit suicide in US are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.  That strikes me as extremely implausible, considering that far less than 1% of the US population belong to the group.

Uhm, according to the WHO, there were 32,559 siucides in the US in 2005 (which seems to be the most recent year they have totals for).  If that's a typical figure, 1892 would be a bit less than 6% of suicides in this country, not "about 25%".  That doesn't really seem that high.

Uhm, the 1,892 figure is for this year, which is not a full year just yet.

Yeah, the headline is 22 a day, which works out to something like 8k a year.

Or just around 25% of total annual suicides in the US using the most recent WHO numbers from 2005.

[grumbler]

Is the 1,892 figure a real number, or some kind of extrapolation?  I find it very hard to believe that it's a real number, because that would imply that about 25% of all people who commit suicide in US are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.  That strikes me as extremely implausible, considering that far less than 1% of the US population belong to the group.

Uhm, according to the WHO, there were 32,559 siucides in the US in 2005 (which seems to be the most recent year they have totals for).  If that's a typical figure, 1892 would be a bit less than 6% of suicides in this country, not "about 25%".  That doesn't really seem that high.

Uhm, the 1,892 figure is for this year, which is not a full year just yet.

Yeah, the headline is 22 a day, which works out to something like 8k a year.

Or just around 25% of total annual suicides in the US using the most recent WHO numbers from 2005.

Bah!  That was just a lucky guess!

[alfred russel]

Bah!  That was just a lucky guess!

It is almost as though DGuller speaks wisely on statistics. 

In summary:
Areas of Established DGuller Expertise:
Statistics
Probability
Tracksuit Fashion

Areas of Established DGuller Ignorance:
How to Pump Gas
How to Change a Tire
Other Automotive Topics
English Pronunciation

[Capetan Mihali]

Bah!  That was just a lucky guess!

It is almost as though DGuller speaks wisely on statistics. 

In summary:
Areas of Established DGuller Expertise:
Statistics
Probability
Tracksuit Fashion

Areas of Established DGuller Ignorance:
How to Pump Gas
How to Change a Tire
Other Automotive Topics
English Pronunciation
Responsible Blueberry Consumption

[sbr]

Bah!  That was just a lucky guess!

It is almost as though DGuller speaks wisely on statistics. 

In summary:
Areas of Established DGuller Expertise:
Statistics
Probability
Tracksuit Fashion
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Areas of Established DGuller Ignorance:
How to Pump Gas
How to Change a Tire
Other Automotive Topics
English Pronunciation
Responsible Blueberry Consumption

[katmai]

Thank you Mihali, was about to correct Dg's sock

[DGuller]

 

[Ed Anger]

Don't forget DG meekly getting mugged.

[DGuller]

 

[Ed Anger]

His Telefon contact book was stolen.

[MadImmortalMan]

Army wives of deployed soldiers are notorious cheaters. Suicide fits the Army Code better than murdering her.