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America's insane rate of gun homicide in perspective

US President Barack Obama spoke out about the country's gun laws once again last week, mere hours before a gunman killed two people at a Louisiana cinema. When it comes to homicides by firearm per 1 million in developed countries, nowhere comes close to matching the US. Statista's latest infographic feature in the Independent was inspired by this interesting data compiled by Vox.

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This chart shows homicides by firearms per 1 million people in selected developed countries in 2012.

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Death rate for homicide in the U.S. 1950-2017
Death rate for homicide in the U.S. 1950-2017
Homicide rate in Canada from 1994 to 2018
Homicide rate in Canada from 1994 to 2018
Changes in homicide and suicide rates during Prohibition in the US 1900-1950
Changes in homicide and suicide rates during Prohibition in the US 1900-1950
Rate of female homicide victims Canada 2001-2018, by Aboriginal identity
Rate of female homicide victims Canada 2001-2018, by Aboriginal identity
Homicide rate in Russia 1990-2018
Homicide rate in Russia 1990-2018
Latin America & the Caribbean: homicide rates 2018, by country
Latin America & the Caribbean: homicide rates 2018, by country

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