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Surveillance snapshot: Illness and injury burdens among reserve component members of the U.S. Coast Guard, 2025

Image of MSMR 202667 Photo11_ToC_9735035_Jul2026. This Surveillance Snapshot provides 2025 data on the burdens of illness and injury among reserve component members of the U.S. Coast Guard.

7/1/2026

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FIGURE 1. Numbers of Medical Encounters, Individuals Affected and Hospital Bed Days, by Burden of Disease Major Category, Coast Guard Reserve Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2025 This combination chart presents three health metrics for the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Component in 2025: the number of medical encounters, individuals affected and hospital bed days, organized by major disease category. The chart uses vertical bars for encounters and individuals, and square markers for bed days. Its purpose is to quantify the main health burdens affecting Coast Guard reservists. The data show that injuries are the leading category for medical encounters (over 6,000) and affect the most individuals (over 2,000). Mental and substance abuse disorders are the second-leading cause of encounters and individuals affected, but are the leading cause of hospital bed days, with over 250 days. Musculoskeletal diseases rank third in encounters and individuals affected.

FIGURE 2. Percentages of Medical Encounters and Hospital Bed Days by Burden of Disease Major Category, Coast Guard Reserve Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2025 This stacked bar chart compares the percentage distribution of medical encounters and hospital bed days for the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Component in 2025. The purpose is to contrast health care provision with condition severity. The chart illustrates a significant disparity between the two metrics. While injuries are the leading cause of medical encounters, at 19.2%, they only account for 8.3% of hospital bed days. Mental and substance abuse disorders, the second-leading cause of encounters, at 18.0%, are responsible for the largest share of hospital bed days, at 24.8%. Maternal conditions represent the second-largest portion of hospital bed days, at 26.9% but are a very small fraction of medical encounters. Musculoskeletal diseases account for 14.4% of encounters but only 2.5% of bed days.

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