Active Duty Military Deaths by Year and Manner
1980 - 2010 (As of November 2011)
* Official Department of Defense end-strengths as of December 31 for military pay accounts. Excludes full time Guard and Reserve.
** Full time equivalent (FTE) is based on official Department of Defense fiscal year end selected reserve strength.
(10% of the figure is used to estimate days on Active Duty). FTE estimate also includes mobilized National Guard and Reserve