A new study covering 37 years from Veterans Affairs, the Department of National Defense and Stats Canada has concluded Canadian veterans are ‘significantly’ more likely to commit suicide than the population at large.
The risk of suicide among male Veterans was 1.4 times higher than the general population. In particular, the risk was highest among males under age 25. The higher risk of suicide for young male Veterans in Canada was similar to findings in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
The risk of suicide among female Veterans was 1.8 times higher than the general population and was highest among male veterans under the age of 25.
