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<p>The number of UK Armed Forces personnel who died during active service in each
of the specified conflicts is presented in the following table:</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK
Armed Forces deaths as a result of operations in Gulf 1, Iraq and Afghanistan, as
of 28 February 2022</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Conflict</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gulf 1</strong></p></td><td><p>2
August 1990 to 7 March 1991</p></td><td><p><strong>45</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Iraq
(Op TELIC)</strong></p></td><td><p>20 January 2003 to 22 May 2011</p></td><td><p><strong>178</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Afghanistan<sup>1,2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>11
September 2001 to 28 August 2021</p></td><td><p><strong>457</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Table
Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>As part of an ongoing commitment to report deaths for all
operations overseas led by the Permanent Joint Headquarters, deaths as a result of
these operations are published biannually: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-and-uk-civilian-operational-casualty-and-fatality-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-and-uk-civilian-operational-casualty-and-fatality-statistics</a>.</li><li>Includes
deaths on Operation VERITAS, Operation HERRICK and Operation TORAL.</li></ol><p> </p><p>The
number of UK Armed Forces personnel who served during Gulf 1 who subsequently took
their own lives was 216 as of 31 December 2015 (source: 1990/1991 Gulf Conflict UK
Gulf Veterans Mortality Data: Causes of Death). This includes both coroner-confirmed
suicides and open verdict deaths, in line with the definition used by the Office for
National Statistics. Information is not held on the numbers of former serving personnel
who deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan who subsequently took their own lives. However,
Defence Statistics are in the process of setting up a new project to understand the
long-term consequences of military service (including all deaths) for all personnel
who have served since 2001, including recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p>
</p><p>In 2018, the then Secretary of State for Defence directed that, going forward,
the study should include all personnel to understand the impact of continued deployments
overseas, and it should provide near real time surveillance of causes of death in
Serving personnel and veterans. The study is currently going through MOD Ethics and
the NHS Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group ahead of the data
flows starting between NHS Digital and MOD. Defence Statistics expect to start reporting
for England and Wales later this year with data for Scotland and Northern Ireland
following. The first report is expected in 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information
is not held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on whether subsequent deaths for former
serving personnel were due to post-traumatic stress disorder or other causes. Cause
of death information is collated from the death certificate; this source of information
does not provide any insight into the life factors and medical conditions that may
have resulted in individuals taking their own lives.</p>
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