There were 63 reported deaths of military personnel within the Armenian Army and the Artsakh Defense Army in 2018, a drop of 17% from 2017, this according to Armenia’s State Prosecutor’s Office.

The deaths, by service classification, are as follows: Draftees (27), Contract Soldiers (23), Officers (11), Junior Officers (2).

38 of the deaths were a result of military service and the remaining 25 had nothing to do with military service.

11 deaths were suicides

7 resulted from enemy fire

6 resulted from military service traffic accidents

3 resulted from illness (non-specified)

3 resulted from unforeseen tragedies

2 resulted from improper weapons handling

2 resulted from violation of military conduct protocol

2 resulted from violation of flight rules

1 resulted from a mine ordinance explosion

1 was a murder

Eleven of the non-military related deaths were from traffic accidents. Ten were the result of illnesses and four were from unforeseen tragedies.