The suicide rate for veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars is the general population.

The suicide for the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is 38/100 000 which is probably higher versus 11.5/100 000 in general population. The main cause of suicide is the post dramatic stress disorder where 30% of the population is believed to suffer from the disorder. 6000 veterans committed suicide in 2009 while 22 veterans commit suicide everyday and this is 20% of all the suicides and those who commits the suicide mostly are the male of 50 years and above.