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Overall health of veterans before and after joining the military U.S. 2017

Percentage of U.S. veterans who rated their overall health as good or excellent before and after joining the military in 2017

The data displays the percentage of U.S. veterans who rated their overall health as good or excellent before and after joining the military in 2017. In that year, while 74% of veterans rated their health as excellent before they joined the military, only 7% currently rated their overall health as such.

Poor 21
Fair 3 43
Good 23 29
Excellent 74 7