US military suicides have never been so high since data was recorded: up to 349 for 2012.

It exceeded the Pentagon's own internal projection of 325. US government began closely tracking suicides in 2001 through the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER). It exceeds the 311 Americans who died in war zones last year.

It's been thought this would happen since US military suicides reached a ten year high in the middle of last year. But what do we know about those who take their own lives?

The DoDSER annual report, which covers up to the end of 2011, is full of useful information. It shows that those who commit suicide are more likely to be white, in their mid-20s, divorced, with a rank of private and a basic high-school education. The full charts are below - and you can also download the data we extracted. What do you think it tells us?

By service 2012 | By service (rate) | Location (country) | Location (place) | Race | Compared to civilians | Age | Rank | Education | Marital status

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• DATA: download the full spreadsheet

• SOURCE: DoDSER

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