fealola wrote:Thank you nihm. I thought of that too after reading the article again. I wonder what the rate is for civilians in the same age group. Tomorrow, if I have time I'll try to find out.
Ehm - its up there, in my post!
The 13 troops who have committed suicide in Iraq thus far amount to an annual suicide rate of 17 per 100,000;
The suicide rate among 20-24 year-old men in the US is about 20 per 100,000 (see the source I linked in).