15%
The percentage of Vietnam Veterans who experience PTSD each year, according to the VA's website, Make the Connection. For Gulf War Veterans, it's 12%, and for Veterans of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, it's 11-20%
20.3%
The percentage of "a nationally representative sample of U.S. veterans" with "probable" alcohol use disorder (AUD) who met criteria for "probable PTSD," according to an article in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, The burden of co-occurring alcohol use disorder and PTSD in U.S. Military veterans: Comorbidities, functioning, and suicidality. Among those with "probable PTSD," the researchers found that "16.8% met criteria for probable AUD."
7-8%
The percentage of the population that "will have PTSD at some point in their lives," according to the VA's National Center for PTSD.
Going through trauma is not rare. About 6 of every 10 men (or 60%) and 5 of every 10 women (or 50%) experience at least one trauma in their lives. Women are more likely to experience sexual assault and child sexual abuse.
30%+
The percentage of Veterans treated for mental health disorders at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) who are diagnosed with PTSD, according to a recent article in Psychiatric Quarterly -- Multimorbidity among Veterans Diagnosed with PTSD in the Veterans Health Administration Nationally.
6,967
The number of U.S. servicemen and women killed in the "Global War on Terror (GWOT) and later Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)" since 9/11/01, according to a new "In Focus" brief from the Congressional Research Service -- U.S. War Costs, Casualties, and Personnel Levels Since 9/11.