https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/air-force-suicide-rate-climbs-to-highest-level-in-three-decades
Feb 8, 2020
Air Force suicide rate climbs to highest level in three decades
The United States Air Force saw an increasing trend in active-duty suicides in 2019.
According to unpublished preliminary data obtained by the Associated Press, the Air Force witnessed an uptick in suicide rates as other branches of the military stabilized or reduced the rate of deaths by suicide. The Air Force lost 84 active-duty members to suicide in 2019, which was up from 60 deaths in 2018. The spike in suicides followed years of relative stability with deaths via suicide ranging from 60 to 64 for several years.
