List of countries by firearm-related death rate

This is a historical list of countries by firearm-related death-rate per 100,000 population in one year.

Contents

List of countries

Country Total firearm-related death rate Homicides Suicides Unintentional deaths Year Sources and notes
 South Africa 74.57 74.57 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Colombia 51.77 51.77 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Guatemala 18.05 18.05 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 United States 15.22 7.07 7.35 0.59 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Brazil 14.15 10.58 0.73 0.28 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Estonia 12.74 8.07 3.13 0.93 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Mexico 12.07 9.88 0.91 1.27 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Philippines 9.46 9.46 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 Argentina 9.19 2.11 3.05 0.32 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Paraguay 7.35 7.35 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Finland 6.86 0.86 5.78 0.12 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Northern Ireland 6.82 5.24 1.34 0.12 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Switzerland 6.4 0.58 5.61 0.13 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 France 6.35 0.44 5.14 0.11 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Canada 4.78 0.76 3.72 0.22 1992 Krug 1998[2]
 Zimbabwe 4.75 4.75 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Austria 4.56 0.42 4.06 0.05 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Norway 4.39 0.3 3.95 0.12 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Portugal 3.72 1.28 1.28 0.21 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Belgium 3.48 0.6 2.56 0.06 1990 Krug 1998[2]
 Costa Rica 3.32 3.32 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 Uruguay 3.24 3.24 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 Slovenia 3.07 0.35 2.51 0.2 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Barbados 3 3 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Israel 3 0.72 1.84 0.13 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Italy 2.95 1.66 1.11 0.11 1992 Krug 1998[2]
 Australia 2.94 0.44 2.35 0.11 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 New Zealand 2.66 0.17 2.14 0.09 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Denmark 2.6 0.23 2.25 0.04 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Sweden 2.36 0.18 2.09 0.03 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Slovakia 2.17 2.17 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Czech Republic 1.77 1.77 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 Germany 1.57 0.22 1.17 0.04 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Greece 1.5 0.59 0.84 0.04 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Azerbaijan 1.47 1.47 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 Republic of Macedonia 1.28 1.28 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Kuwait 1.25 0.36 0.06 0 1995 Krug 1998[2]
 Hungary 1.21 0.23 0.88 0.09 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Ireland 1.21 0.03 0.94 0.11 1991 Krug 1998[2]
 Latvia 1.2 1.2 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 India 0.93 0.93 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Spain 0.9 0.21 0.43 0.25 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Bulgaria 0.77 0.77 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Netherlands 0.7 0.36 0.31 0.01 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Scotland 0.58 0.19 0.33 0.02 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Moldova 0.47 0.47 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 Lithuania 0.46 0.46 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 Taiwan 0.42 0.15 0.12 0.11 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Belarus 0.38 0.38 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 Ukraine 0.35 0.35 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 Poland 0.29 0.29 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]
 England/ Wales 0.46[2] 0.38 0.07[2] 0.15 0.33[2] 0.2 0.01[2] 0.03
 Singapore 0.24 0.07 0.17 0 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Hong Kong 0.19 0.12 0.07 0 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Mauritius 0.19 0 0.09 0.09 1993 Krug 1998[2]
 Qatar 0.18 0.18 NA NA 2000 UNODC 2000[1]
 South Korea 0.13 0.04 0.02 0.05 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Japan 0.07 0.02 0.04 0 1994 Krug 1998[2]
 Chile 0.06 0.06 NA NA 2002 UNODC 2002[3]

Sources

The figures are based mainly on surveys and reports by government agencies and subject to their reliability. In addition, the figures may vary significantly over the years due to changes in crime rate trend. The death rate is also sensitive to fluctuation if the absolute number of incidents is small and for countries with relatively small population such as Mauritius and Singapore

See also

Lists of countries by laws and law enforcement rankings
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References

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