Deaths of soldiers
Dear Ministry of Defence,
Please provide the following information;
Note that 'soldier' should mean any military personnel e.g. Marines/Army/TA/Navy/RAF/MI5/MI6 and so on.
1. How many soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. Please provide on a yearly basis.
2. How many soldiers have been killed in Iraq since 2003. Please provide on a yearly basis.
3. How many soldiers have committed suicide since 2001. Please provide on a yearly basis.
4. What is the total cost to the MOD for the war in Afghanistan since the war started in 2001.
5. What is the total cost to the MOD for the war in Iraq since the war started in 2003.
Yours faithfully,
Kyle Byrnes
Dear Mr Brynes,
Please find attached a response to your recent request for information.
Regards,
DASA Health Information Head
Dear DASA-Health Info-Veterans STL (Fredersdorff, Paula Mrs),
Thank you for taking the time to produce this information for me.
Yours sincerely,
Kyle Byrnes
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UK armed forces Deaths:
Operational deaths post World War II 3 September 1945 to 29 February 2024
Published 4 April 2024
Table 1: UK armed forces deaths as a result of operations post World War II by medal earning theatre and cause, numbers 3 September 1945 to 29 February 2024
Afghanistan (OSM) 11 Sep 2001 to 28 Aug 2021
Total deaths - 457
of which Hostile action - 405
of which Other causes - 52
Iraq (Op TELIC) 20 Jan 2003 to 22 May 2011
Total deaths - 178
of which Hostile action - 135
of which Other causes - 43
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics...
Military deaths in service statistics: background quality reports
Background quality report relating to statistics on deaths, including suicide and open verdicts in the UK regular armed forces.
Published 5 March 2014
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics...
UK Armed Forces Deaths in Service: 2023
Published 4 April 2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics...
Training and exercise deaths in the UK Armed Forces: 2024
This publication provides summary statistics on deaths which occurred whilst on training and exercise in the UK armed forces since 1 January 2000.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics...
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Suicide after leaving the UK Armed Forces 1996-2018: a cohort study
'Methods and findings We conducted a retrospective cohort study of suicide in personnel who left the regular UKAF between 1996 and 2018 by linking national databases of discharged personnel and suicide deaths. Of the 458,058 individuals who left the UKAF, 1,086 (0.2%) died by suicide. The overall rate of suicide in veterans was not greater than the general population (SMR [95% CI] 94 [88-99]). However, suicide risk was two to four times higher in male and female veterans aged under 25 years than in the same age groups in the general population (age-specific mortality ratios ranging from 160 to 409). Male veterans aged 35 years and older were at reduced risk of suicide (age-specific mortality ratios 47 to 80)...'
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/...