8.1%
The percentage of American adults age 20+ who "had depression in a given 2-week period" during 2013-2016, according to a recently released data brief from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, Prevalence of Depression Among Adults Aged 20 and Over: United States, 2013–2016.
2.3%
The percentage of health care providers in New York State who "met all criteria for effectively serving the veteran population." according to a new RAND Corporation study -- Ready or Not? Assessing the Capacity of New York State Health Care Providers to Meet the Needs of Veterans.
21.2% & 16.1%
The prevalence of opioid prescribing in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in 2012 and 2016 respectively, according to a recent study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine -- Decline in Prescription Opioids Attributable to Decreases in Long-Term Use: A Retrospective Study in the Veterans Health Administration 2010–2016.
2.1 Million
The number of black military Veterans in the United States, according to a U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features release for National African-American (Black) History Month: February 2018. The total black population in the U.S. -- "either alone or in combination with one or more races" -- is 46.8 million.
9.4 Million
The number of beneficiaries served by the military health system in (FY) 2017, "both on the battlefield and off," according to a 2017 Defense Primer on the Military Health System prepared last year by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).