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Deaths by firearm-related injuries in the U.S. 1970-2016
Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016
by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 21, 2018
This statistic shows the number of deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016. In 2016, there were 11.8 deaths per 100,000 resident population in the United States.
Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 21, 2018
This statistic shows the number of deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016. In 2016, there were 11.8 deaths per 100,000 resident population in the United States.
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- United States
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- 1970 to 2016
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Starting with 1999 data, cause of death is coded according to ICD–10.
Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population. Prior to 2001, age-adjusted rates were calculated using standard million proportions based on rounded population numbers. Starting with 2001 data, unrounded population numbers are used to calculate age-adjusted rates
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from previous reports
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1970 to 2016
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Starting with 1999 data, cause of death is coded according to ICD–10.
Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population. Prior to 2001, age-adjusted rates were calculated using standard million proportions based on rounded population numbers. Starting with 2001 data, unrounded population numbers are used to calculate age-adjusted rates
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from previous reports
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- Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016
- Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by gender
- Male deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by ethnicity*
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- Fatal occupational injuries in the United States in 2017, by major event
- Proportion of people imprisoned for acts intended to cause injury in Australia from 2010 to 2018
- Number of treat-and-release ED visits with animal-related injuries in the U.S. in 2009, by type of injury
- National highways share in road accident injuries across India from 2005 to 2017
- Number of hospitalizations due to winter injuries in Canada in 2013-2014, by province
- Costs of preventable injuries in the U.S. in 2017, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)
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