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VA data · 2024
What the VA's latest veteran suicide data shows for Kansas, compared with the Midwest and the nation.
Suicide rate per 100,000 adults, 2024
Ages 18+. Not adjusted for age.
66 Kansas veterans died by suicide in 2024. VA reports that after accounting for age differences, the Kansas veteran suicide rate was not significantly different from the national veteran rate, and was significantly higher than the national general population rate.
66.7%
of Kansas veteran suicide deaths involved a firearm
44 of 66 deaths in 2024. Nationally, firearms were involved in 74.3% of veteran suicide deaths.
Storing firearms safely during hard times saves lives. Safe storage tips (opens VA website in a new tab)
62%
of U.S. veterans who died by suicide in 2024 were not receiving VA health care
Did not receive VA health care (VHA) in the year they died or the year before. National figure (62.2%). Community organizations can help reach veterans outside VA care.
Who's counted: Adults age 18 and older. “Veterans” are people who served in the U.S. military. “All adults” includes veterans and non-veterans. Rates are deaths per 100,000 people and are not adjusted for age. State figures can't tell us about any one county or community.
Sources: Kansas Veteran Suicide Data Sheet, 2024 (PDF, opens in a new tab) · 2026 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report (PDF, opens in a new tab)
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