List of countries by firearm-related death rate
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This is a historical list of countries by firearm-related death-rate per 100,000 population in one year.
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
.
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 |
 Colombia |
51.77 | 51.77 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 Thailand |
33 | 33 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Guatemala |
18.05 | 18.05 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 United States |
15.22 | 7.07 | 7.35 | 0.59 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Brazil |
14.15 | 10.58 | 0.73 | 0.28 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Estonia |
12.74 | 8.07 | 3.13 | 0.93 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Mexico |
12.07 | 9.88 | 0.91 | 1.27 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Philippines |
9.46 | 9.46 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Argentina |
9.19 | 2.11 | 3.05 | 0.32 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Paraguay |
7.35 | 7.35 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 Finland |
6.86 | 0.86 | 5.78 | 0.12 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
| 6.82 | 5.24 | 1.34 | 0.12 | 1994 | Krug 1998 | |
 Switzerland |
6.4 | 0.58 | 5.61 | 0.13 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Early Modern France |
6.35 | 0.44 | 5.14 | 0.11 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Canada |
4.78 | 0.76 | 3.72 | 0.22 | 1992 | Krug 1998 |
 Zimbabwe |
4.75 | 4.75 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 Austria |
4.56 | 0.42 | 4.06 | 0.05 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Norway |
4.39 | 0.3 | 3.95 | 0.12 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Portugal |
3.72 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 0.21 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Belgium |
3.48 | 0.6 | 2.56 | 0.06 | 1990 | Krug 1998 |
 Costa Rica |
3.32 | 3.32 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Uruguay |
3.24 | 3.24 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Slovenia |
3.07 | 0.35 | 2.51 | 0.2 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Barbados |
3 | 3 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 Israel |
3 | 0.72 | 1.84 | 0.13 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Italy |
2.95 | 1.66 | 1.11 | 0.11 | 1992 | Krug 1998 |
 Australia |
2.94 | 0.44 | 2.35 | 0.11 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 New Zealand |
2.66 | 0.17 | 2.14 | 0.09 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Denmark |
2.6 | 0.23 | 2.25 | 0.04 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Sweden |
2.36 | 0.18 | 2.09 | 0.03 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Slovakia |
2.17 | 2.17 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 Czech Republic |
1.77 | 1.77 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Germany |
1.57 | 0.22 | 1.17 | 0.04 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Greece |
1.5 | 0.59 | 0.84 | 0.04 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Azerbaijan |
1.47 | 1.47 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Republic of Macedonia |
1.28 | 1.28 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 Kuwait |
1.25 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 0 | 1995 | Krug 1998 |
 Hungary |
1.21 | 0.23 | 0.88 | 0.09 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Republic of Ireland |
1.21 | 0.03 | 0.94 | 0.11 | 1991 | Krug 1998 |
 Latvia |
1.2 | 1.2 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 India |
0.93 | 0.93 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 Spain |
0.9 | 0.21 | 0.43 | 0.25 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
0.77 | 0.77 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 Netherlands |
0.7 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.01 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Kingdom of Scotland |
0.58 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.02 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Moldova |
0.47 | 0.47 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Lithuania |
0.46 | 0.46 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Republic of China |
0.42 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Belarus |
0.38 | 0.38 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Ukraine |
0.35 | 0.35 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 Poland |
0.29 | 0.29 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
 Kingdom of England/ Wales |
0.46 0.38 | 0.07 0.15 | 0.33 0.2 | 0.01 0.03 | ||
 Singapore |
0.24 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Hong Kong |
0.19 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Mauritius |
0.19 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1993 | Krug 1998 |
 Qatar |
0.18 | 0.18 | NA | NA | 2000 | UNODC 2000 |
 South Korea |
0.13 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Japan |
0.07 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0 | 1994 | Krug 1998 |
 Chile |
0.06 | 0.06 | NA | NA | 2002 | UNODC 2002 |
Sources
- (Krug 1998) EG Krug, KE Powell and LL Dahlberg. "Firearm-related deaths in the United States and 35 other high- and upper-middle-income countries.", International Journal of Epidemiology 1998. Statistics among 36 countries between 1990 and 1995.
- (UNODC 2002)The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2001 - 2002). United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeThe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations...
2005. This report provides more updated information on homicide by firearms, but not on suicide by firearms. - (UNODC 2000)The Seventh United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (1998 - 2000). United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeThe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations...
2002. This report provides more updated information on homicide by firearms, but not on suicide by firearms. - (Barrow 2000) Greg Barrow. "SA gun deaths rise", BBC, 2000-02-15.
- (Kaiser 2004) Deaths Due to Injury by Firearms per 100,000 Population, 2004. StateHealthFacts.org, 2008-04-08
- (GunCite 2008) International Homicide Comparisons. GunCite.com, 2008-04-08
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
Mauritius
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and Singapore
Singapore
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