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Historical US Armed Forces Mortality
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This collection provides detailed information on US Active Duty Military Deaths, categorised by year and manner of death, spanning from 1980 to 2010. Its purpose is to facilitate an understanding of trends in casualties, exploring how these relate to factors such as terrain, advancements in medicine, improvements in technology enhancing warfighter safety, and the emergence of new threats. The information is relevant for a wide array of users including governmental bodies, media, and the general public.
Columns
- Calendar Year: Indicates the specific year in which the death occurred.
- Active Duty: Represents the number of active military personnel available for duty in a given year.
- Full-Time (est) Guard+Reserve: Shows the estimated number of full-time National Guard and Reserve personnel.
- Selected Reserve FTE: Details the number of full-time equivalent personnel within the Selected Reserve, which includes members of a U.S. military Ready Reserve unit enrolled in the Ready Reserve programme and their attached unit.
- Total Military FTE: The overall count of military personnel working full-time.
- Total Deaths: The overall count of recorded military deaths for the year.
- Accident: The number of deaths classified as resulting from accidents.
- Hostile Action: The number of deaths attributed to hostile actions.
- Homicide: The number of deaths determined to be homicides.
- Illness: The number of deaths caused by illness.
- Pending: The number of deaths where the cause or status is still pending determination.
- Self-Inflicted: The number of deaths classified as self-inflicted.
- Terrorist Attack: The number of deaths resulting from terrorist attacks.
- Undetermined: The number of deaths where the cause remains undetermined.
Distribution
The information is provided in a CSV format, with a file size of 2.32 kB. It is structured as a tabular file, featuring 14 distinct columns and 31 individual records or rows.
Usage
Ideal applications include analysing trends in military casualties, understanding the impact of medical and technological advancements on military safety, and identifying challenges posed by new threats. It can be used for historical research, policy development, and public information initiatives.
Coverage
- Geographic Scope: Focuses on US Military personnel.
- Time Range: Covers the period from 1980 to 2010.
- Demographic Scope: Pertains specifically to Active Duty Military Deaths.
- Notes on data availability: Data is available annually for each year within the specified range.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- DoD organisations: For internal analysis, policy formulation, and strategic planning related to personnel safety and casualty trends.
- External government agencies: For inter-agency research and reporting on military-related demographic and mortality statistics.
- Both houses of Congress and the President: For legislative and executive decision-making, and oversight concerning military welfare.
- News media: For reporting on military casualty statistics, historical contexts, and related public interest stories.
- General public: For educational purposes, historical research, and gaining a deeper understanding of military service impacts.
- Researchers interested in historical mortality patterns, military sociology, and the evolution of military safety measures.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- US Military Casualties by Cause 1980-2010
- Active Duty US Fatalities (1980-2010)
- United States Military Death Causes
- Historical US Armed Forces Mortality
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Original Data Source: Historical US Armed Forces Mortality
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