Table 2 VA and DOD unadjusted mortality rates by demographic and military service characteristics in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans, 2002-2011

All

895,489

4,248

4.72

760,974

4055

5.30

134,515

193

1.43

4,603,914

10,390

2.26

Age

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.001

<0.0001

<24

497,304

2,028

4.06

419,295

1,931

4.58

78,009

97

1.24

2,729,717

5,858

2.14

25-29

100,402

437

4.33

85,444

422

4.91

14,958

15

1.00

600,746

1,381

2.29

30-39

197,667

912

4.59

168,980

865

5.09

28,687

47

1.64

839,907

1,995

2.37

40-72

100,116

871

8.62

87,255

837

9.50

12,861

34

2.64

431,492

1,151

2.66

Missing

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,052

5

2.43

Mean Age 2011

34.2 (9.6)

37.2 (11.3)

<0.0001

34.4 (9.5)

37.2 (11.2)

<0.0001

-

33.1 (9.7)

35.6 (12.0)

<0.0001

-

27.2

28.0

-

Sex

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.01

<0.0001

Female

106,073

227

2.14

92,700

219

2.36

13,373

8

0.60

776,073

790

1.02

Male

789,416

4,021

5.07

668,274

3,836

5.71

121,142

185

1.52

3,827,798

9,600

2.50

Missing

-

-

-

-

-

-

43

-

-

Race ¹

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.73

<0.0001

Hispanic

95,779

321

3.34

84,522

308

3.63

11,257

13

1.15

397,157

785

1.97

White, Non-Hispanic

544,167

2,795

5.11

463,072

2,673

5.74

81,095

112

1.38

3,428,740

7,741

2.25

Black, Non-Hispanic

121,958

547

4.47

108,985

528

4.82

12,973

19

1.46

779,664

1,883

2.41

Other, Non-Hispanic

35,661

139

3.88

30,529

131

4.27

5,132

8

1.56

189,618

316

1.66

Unknown

97,924

456

4.64

73,866

415

5.59

24,058

41

1.70

205,892

450

2.18

Marital Status

0.41

0.54

0.66

<0.0001

Married

399,569

1,920

4.78

341,560

1,840

5.36

58,009

80

1.38

1,507,356

3,659

2.42

Not Married

495,767

2,328

4.67

419,356

2,215

5.25

76,411

113

1.48

3,085,428

6,712

2.17

Missing

153

-

-

58

-

-

95

-

-

11,130

19

1.70

Education

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.09

<0.0001

< High School

13,798

64

4.62

10,535

59

5.57

3,263

5

1.53

34,401

102

2.96

High School

661,503

3,324

5.00

569,628

3,176

5.54

91,875

148

1.61

3,214,570

8,243

2.56

> High School

208,402

801

3.83

170,976

761

4.43

37,426

40

1.07

1,271,707

1,773

1.39

Missing

11,786

59

4.98

9,835

59

5.96

1,951

-

-

83,236

272

3.26

Rank

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.01

<0.0001

Enlisted

807,933

3,972

4.89

691,594

3,791

5.45

116,339

181

1.55

4,041,920

9,397

2.32

Officer

77,946

239

3.06

61,304

228

3.71

16,642

11

0.66

516,754

890

1.72

Warrant Officer

9,610

37

3.84

8,076

36

4.44

1,534

1

0.65

45,240

103

2.27

Component of Service

<0.01

<0.01

0.02

<0.0001

Active Duty

475,942

2,362

4.94

432,328

2,290

5.27

43,614

72

1.65

2,917,552

8,228

2.81

Reserve

160,752

675

4.18

124,747

640

5.10

36,005

35

0.97

776,676

946

1.22

National Guard

258,795

1,211

4.66

203,899

1,125

5.49

54,896

86

1.56

909,686

1,216

1.33

Branch of Service

<0.0001

<0.01

0.93

<0.0001

Army

550,546

2,721

4.92

464,287

2,594

5.56

86,259

127

1.47

2,252,081

5,103

2.26

Air Force

112,082

491

4.36

95,141

467

4.88

16,941

24

1.41

931,130

1,738

1.86

Marines

115,876

517

4.44

101,593

496

4.86

14,283

21

1.47

559,467

1,493

2.66

Coast Guard

1,103

3

2.71

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Navy

115,885

516

4.43

99,135

495

4.97

16,750

21

1.25

861,236

2,056

2.38