How many people have died from camp Lejeune water poisoning?

As you know, there have been an innumerable number of Veterans and their families who have been affected by the egregious acts that occurred on Camp Lejeune, NC from 1953-1987. Fortunately, the Federal Government has taken action to provide these Veteran’s and family members the ability to sue and recover damages for harm from exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. 

One of the most common questions regarding the Camp Lejeune Water Contamination is “How many people have died from the toxic water contamination?”  

While there are not hard numbers to identify the total number of deaths from the exposure, it estimated that over 1 million people were exposed to these toxic chemicals and further studies have proven these exposures have caused tens of thousands of them to develop cancer and die prematurely. 

Main Causes of Death from Camp Lejeune’s Water

The primary causes of these deaths are as follows:

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Cancers of the bladder, brain, cervix, colon, esophagus, female breast, kidney, larynx, liver, lung, oral cavity, pancreas, prostate, rectum, and soft tissue
• Hematopoietic cancers
• Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Leukemias
• Multiple sclerosis
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
• Non-cancerous kidney diseases
• Non-cancerous liver diseases
• Multiple sclerosis