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Suicides in US military increase to record level

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January 16, 2013, 12:00 am TWN

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WASHINGTON--Suicides in the U.S. military rose to a record level last year, with 349 troops taking their lives, despite concerted efforts to stem the trend, officials said.

The number of suicides was higher than the death toll from combat in 2012 in Afghanistan, where 310 American troops were killed, according to an independent tally by icasualties.org.

The 349 suicides among active-duty service members was up from 301 the previous year, officials said Monday. The civilian suicide rate for men aged 17-60 was 25 per 100,000 in 2010, while the military's rate last year was 17.5 suicides per 100,000.

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