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In the table above, the breakdown for Army Corps is presented for the current Army structure, following the merger of many regiments over the last few years. Detail of an individual’s Corp is subject to change as further information becomes available.

Since Operations began in Afghanistan in 2001, 198 UK Service personnel have been very seriously or seriously injured (VSI/SI) while on deployment in Afghanistan. The figures presented are sourced from the NOTICAS reporting system and include casualties reported up to 16 May 2009. Casualties within the cause category of ‘natural causes’ are excluded from the figures.

Information on the breakdown of very seriously and seriously injured casualties by sex for the time period requested cannot be released without disclosing individual identities.

The following table provides a breakdown of very seriously and seriously injured casualties by age-group and year:

Age-group	Total	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009( 1)
Total	198	0	1	1	6	2	31	63	65	29
<20 years	20	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	11	0
20-24	83	0	1	0	2	1	10	27	26	16
25-29	50	0	0	1	2	1	9	17	11	9
30-34	23	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	9	1
35-39	18	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	6	3
40+	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
(1) As at 16 May

The figures provided above exclude natural causes.

Information on the breakdown of casualties by Regiment, or other Service equivalent, for the time period requested cannot be released without disclosing individual identities.

The following table 4 provides a breakdown of very seriously and seriously injured casualties by Service and year:

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Service	Total	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009( 1)
Total	198	0	1	1	6	2	31	63	65	29
Naval Service	48	0	1	0	0	0	7	14	15	11
Army	145	0	0	1	6	2	24	47	47	18
RAF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
(1) As at 16 May

The Naval Service figures provided above includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines. All figures provided exclude natural causes.

Since Operations began in Afghanistan in 2001, 602 UK Service personnel have been recorded on the NOTICAS casualty reporting system with a medical listing of Incapacitating Illness/Injury (III), Unlisted Condition (UL) or Minor Injury (MI) while on deployment in Afghanistan. The figures presented include casualties reported up to 16 May 2009. Casualties within the cause category of ‘natural causes’ are excluded from the figures.

Since Operations began in Afghanistan in 2001, nine female members of UK Service personnel have been recorded on the NOTICAS casualty reporting system with a medical listing of Incapacitating Illness/Injury (III), Unlisted Condition (UL) or Minor Injury (MI) while on deployment in Afghanistan.

A breakdown of casualties listed as III, UL and MI by age-group and year is provided in the following table:

Age-group	Total	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009( 1)
Total	602	0	3	0	1	6	67	213	207	105
<20 years	76	0	0	0	0	0	6	26	25	19
20-24	243	0	2	0	1	3	25	100	77	35
25-29	158	0	1	0	0	2	20	49	59	27
30-34	67	0	0	0	0	0	7	22	27	11
35-39	35	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	14	7
40+	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	5	6
Not available	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
(1) As at 16 May

The figures provided above exclude natural causes.

Information on the breakdown of casualties by Regiment, or other Service equivalent, for the time period requested cannot be released without disclosing individual identities.

A breakdown of casualties listed as III, UL and MI by Service and year is provided in the following table:

Service	Total	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009( 1)
Total	602	0	3	0	1	6	67	213	207	105
Naval service(2)	158	0	2	0	0	1	14	63	45	33
Army	430	0	1	0	1	5	50	147	157	69
RAF	14	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	5	3
(1) As at 16 May (2) Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines

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