| In 2020, 580 troops died by suicide compared with 504 in 2019, according to figures confirmed Wednesday night for USA TODAY by congressional and Defense Department sources. It's a troubling trend that has defied Pentagon initiatives to prevent service members from taking their own lives. |  |
News Alert Wednesday, September 29 | | |  | | Suicide spikes 15% among US troops in 2020 from the previous year | | In 2020, 580 troops died by suicide compared with 504 in 2019, according to figures confirmed Wednesday night for USA TODAY by congressional and Defense Department sources. It's a troubling trend that has defied Pentagon initiatives to prevent service members from taking their own lives. | | | | | | | | | | | |
