VA Releases Annual Veteran Suicide Prevention Report Updated With 2024 Data

Government Record · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · September 30, 2026

The latest official report gives 17.7 Veteran suicides per day for 2024. The older “22 a day” estimate concerned 2012 data and different methods; it should not be presented as the current rate.

the average number of Veteran suicides per day was 17.7

Press release

The latest official report gives 17.7 Veteran suicides per day for 2024. The older “22 a day” estimate concerned 2012 data and different methods; it should not be presented as the current rate.

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