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Table 1 Average annual suicide rates per 100,000 person years (October 1, 2007–December 31, 2018)

From: Time-dependent suicide rates among Army soldiers returning from an Afghanistan/Iraq deployment, by military rank and component

Rank

Crude rate

(95% CI)

Age-adjusted ratea

(95% CI)

Rate ratio (95% CI)

Junior Enlisted (E1–E4)

49.84

(47.48, 52.29)

38.23

(30.64, 47.63)

vs. SE/WO:

1.58 (1.24, 2.01)

vs. Officers:

2.41 (1.78, 3.29)

Senior Enlisted (E5–E 9)/Warrant Officers

29.62

(27.69, 31.65)

24.18

(22.04, 26.52)

vs. Officers:

1.53 (1.22, 1.92)

Officers

16.31

(13.78, 19.17)

15.83

(12.84, 19.38)

Ref

Rank Among First Deployers

 Junior Enlisted (E1–E 4)

50.41

(47.87, 53.05)

39.15

(30.84, 49.61)

vs. SE/WO:

1.66 (1.25, 2.17)

vs. Officers:

2.42 (1.69, 3.50)

 Senior Enlisted (E5–E9)/Warrant Officers

28.50

(25.75, 31.46)

23.65

(20.73, 26.95)

vs. Officers:

1.46 (1.09, 1.98)

 Officers

16.12

(13.03, 19.73)

16.20

(12.32, 21.04)

Ref

Rank Among 2 + Deployers

 Junior Enlisted (E1–E 4)

46.02

(39.88, 52.85)

33.48b

(24.53, 45.05)

vs. SE/WO:

1.20 (0.87, 1.65)

vs. Officers:

2.01 (1.32, 3.07)

 Senior Enlisted (E5–E 9)/Warrant Officers

30.60

(27.93, 33.45)

27.82b

(25.17, 30.69)

vs. Officers:

1.67 (1.25, 2.27)

 Officers

16.67

(12.49, 21.81)

16.67b

(12.48, 21.87)

Ref

  1. SE Senior Enlisted, WO Warrant Officers, Ref reference group
  2. aAge-adjusted rates based on age categories 18–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40 + 
  3. bAge-adjusted rates based on age categories 18–29 and 30 + 
  4. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)