--- JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 09:10 PM 4/11/2004 -0400 John Garcia wrote: > >I wonder how many were suicides. There have been > some 21 suicides in > >units stationed in Iraq over the past year. > > Which with what, @150,000 troops in Iraq would be > 0.014%. Is that close > to the US population average? > > JDG
I believe it is slightly above the overall US population average and slightly below the rate for men 18-25, who make up the majority of US soldiers stationed in the region. I believe that there is some evidence that the easy availability of lethal instruments (guns, prescription drugs) makes suicide more likely, which would suggest that being deployed to Iraq may actually _cut_ the suicide rate. I wouldn't swear to it, but I believe the suicide rate among American soldiers in Iraq is lower than that currently in the German army. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash
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