A survey by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America showed that 30 % of service members have considered taking their own life , and 45 % said they know an Iraq or Afghanistan veteran who has attempted suicide . The statistics the suicide rate is based on are incomplete . Examples of uncounted : ` ` suicide by hanging , '' by overdoses and by car accident . ` ` There 's probably a tidal wave of suicides coming '' This makes appeal for more uniform reporting of suicide ##s .
The statistics the suicide rate is based on are incomplete . Examples of uncounted : ` ` suicide by hanging , '' by overdoses and by car accident . ` ` There 's probably a tidal wave of suicides coming '' This makes appeal for more uniform reporting of suicide ##s .