Nevertheless, in one of the charts in Section 5 of this report, the death rate for conflict veterans is now at 1 percent. This has occurred in less than 12 years. The death rate for era veterans is 0.7 percent. The death rate for deployed was 9.15 percent. The death rate for all who served in theater is 0.5 percent. This data is deeply concerning because it is an incomplete count and occurred in a healthy population (physically fit cohort population). Our soldiers are healthier than the general population or they would not have been or still be deployed for combat duty.
We call for comparisons to be made with the death rate of the normal population of the same age group nationally.
Our nation as we approach another round in the Gulf War must know what all the costs of war will be, not only for the direct time of conflict but for the years following the war.
We call for comparisons to be made with the death rate of the normal population of the same age group nationally.
Our nation as we approach another round in the Gulf War must know what all the costs of war will be, not only for the direct time of conflict but for the years following the war.