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FACTBOX: Data chart rise in PTSD cases for Iraq, Afghanistan

Tue May 27, 2008 2:53pm EDT

(Reuters) - The Army on Tuesday released new data showing a sharp rise in the number of U.S. troops who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, after tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The data, which reflect diagnoses made at U.S. military facilities from January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2007, put the total number of PTSD cases for the five-year period at nearly 40,000 for all four branches of the U.S. armed services.

The following U.S. military statistics show the number of new cases reported each year and other data.

NEW PTSD CASES DIAGNOSED AT U.S. MILITARY FACILITIES:

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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ARMY .........1,020 .. 3,845 ...6,575 ...6,876 ...10,049

MARINES....... 206 ... 577 ...1,378 ...1,366 ... 2,114

NAVY......... 216 ... 377 ... 643 ... 701 ... 947

AIR FORCE.... 190 ... 298 ... 511 ... 606 ... 871

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TOTALS..... 1,632 ...5,097 ...9,107 ...9,549 ...13,981

U.S. MILITARY TOTALS FOR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN:

MILITARY-DIAGNOSED PTSD CASES ... 39,366*

WOUNDED IN ACTION ............... 32,076

KILLED ........... 4,579

* Includes Afghanistan statistics since January 1, 2003.

(Reporting by David Morgan in Washington)
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