FACTBOX-US data chart rise in PTSD cases for Iraq, Afghan
May 27 (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 Jan. 1, 2003, to Dec. 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 Jan. 1, 2003. (Reporting by David Morgan in Washington)
