Suicide among troops spikes in 2018 to highest rate in five years, Pentagon says

The rate of suicide among military troops increased to its highest level in five years, according to a report released Thursday by the Pentagon.

The rate of suicide among active-duty troops was 24.8 per 100,000 people in 2018. In 2017, that figure was 21.9 per 100,000 troops. Five years ago, the suicide rate among troops was 18.5 per 100,000 service members.