Title page
Contents
Key Points and Trends 1
Introduction 3
Main Points 4
Royal Navy/Royal Marines 5
Trends in Medical Discharges 5
Demographic Risk Groups 6
Causes of Medical Discharge 10
Army 15
Trends in Medical Discharges 15
Demographic Risk Groups 16
Causes of Medical Discharges 20
RAF 24
Trends in Medical Discharges 24
Demographic Risk Groups 25
Causes of Medical Discharges 29
Glossary 33
Methodology 34
Further Information 36
Contact Us 37
Annex A 38
References 42
Table 1. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by demographics, numbers and rates per 1,000 personnel 6
Table 2. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group and financial year, numbers and percentages 11
Table 3. UK Regular Army medical discharges by demographics, numbers and rates per 1,000 personnel 16
Table 4. UK Regular Army medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group and financial year, numbers and percentages 21
Table 5. UK Regular RAF medical discharges by demographics, numbers and rates per 1,000 personnel 25
Table 6. UK Regular RAF medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group and financial year, numbers and percentages 30
Figure 1. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by financial year, numbers and rates per 1,000 personnel 5
Figure 2. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by age group and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 7
Figure 3. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by gender and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 8
Figure 4. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by rank and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 8
Figure 5. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by training status and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 9
Figure 6. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by service and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 9
Figure 7. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group and financial year 12
Figure 8. UK Regular Royal Navy/Royal Marines medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group, numbers and percentages 13
Figure 9. UK Regular army medical discharges by financial year, numbers and rates per 1,000 personnel 15
Figure 10. UK Regular Army medical discharges by age group and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 17
Figure 11. UK Regular Army medical discharges by gender and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 18
Figure 12. UK Regular Army medical discharges by rank and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 18
Figure 13. UK Regular Army medical discharges by training status and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 19
Figure 14. UK Regular Army medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group and financial year 22
Figure 15. UK Regular Army medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group, numbers and percentage 23
Figure 16. UK Regular RAF medical discharges by financial year, numbers and rates per 1,000 personnel 24
Figure 17. UK Regular RAF medical discharges by age group and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 26
Figure 18. UK Regular RAF medical discharges by gender and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 27
Figure 19. UK Regular RAF medical discharges by rank and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 27
Figure 20. UK Regular RAF medical discharges by training status and financial year, rates per 1,000 personnel 28
Figure 21. UK Regular RAF medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group and financial year 31
Figure 22. UK Regular RAF medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group, numbers and percentages 32
Annex Tables
Table A2.1. UK Regular Royal Navy medical discharges by demographics, numbers and rates per 1,000 personnel 38
Table A2.2. UK Regular Royal Navy medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group and financial year, numbers and percentages 39
Table A3.1. UK Regular Royal Marines medical discharges by demographics, numbers and rates per 1,000 personnel 40
Table A3.2. UK Regular Royal Marines medical discharges by principal ICD-10 cause code group and financial year, numbers and percentages 41