Deaths in the UK regular armed forces: Annual summary and trends over time 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2019

Abstract: This annual National Statistical Notice provides summary information on deaths whilst in service in 2019 among the UK regular armed forces, and trends over the ten-year period, 2010-2019. This information updates previous notices and includes new data for 2019. The information presented has been compiled from data held by Defence Statistics on 1 February 2020. The data is presented for Tri-Service and separately for each of the services; Naval Service (Royal Navy and Royal Marines), Army (including Gurkhas) and Royal Air Force (RAF). This release provides information on the major categories of cause of death for the ten-year period 2010-2019 also presenting comparisons to the UK general population and the number of on-duty armed forces reservist deaths.