This statistic shows the number of deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the United States, in 2016. In the age group between 1 and 14 years, there were 0.8 deaths per 100,000 resident population in the United States.
Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. in 2016, by age
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.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. in 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186958/deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. in 2016, by age." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186958/deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. in 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186958/deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Deaths by Firearm-related Injuries per 100,000 Resident Population in The U.S. in 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186958/deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Health and Human Services, Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. in 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186958/deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 21, 2025)
Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. in 2016, by age [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186958/deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
