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This is a historical list of countries by firearm-related death rate per 100,000 population in the listed year. Homicide figures may include
justifiable homicide The concept of justifiable homicide in criminal law is a defense to culpable homicide (criminal or negligent homicide). Generally, there is a burden of production of exculpatory evidence in the legal defense of justification. In most countri ...
s along with
criminal homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...
s, depending upon jurisdiction and reporting standards. Not included are homicides, suicides, accidental deaths, or justifiable deaths by any means other than by firearm. Based upon various metrics alongside calculations over the course of multiple years,
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
has the lowest firearm-related death rate in the world, and
Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
has the highest.


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This is a table which is giving information about "firearm-related death rate per 100,000 population per year". *Unintentional: Unintentional shooting deaths. *Undetermined: Shooting deaths in which the cause remains undecided. , 2018, , 5.72 , , 2.80 , , 1.05 , , 0.10 , , 1.77 , 7.4 (2016) , Guns in Argentina , - , 2019, , 0.88 , , 0.15 , , 0.72 , , 0.00 , , 0.03 , 13.7 (2016) , Guns in Australia , - , 2016, , 2.75 , , 0.10 , , 2.44 , , 0.01 , , 0.11 , 30.0 (2017) , Guns in Austria , - , mixed years, , 0.23 , , 0.20 (2017), , 0.01, , 0.02 , , ? , 3.6 (2017) , Guns in Azerbaijan , - , 2013, , 7.36 , , 6.70 (2015), , 0.00 , , 0.00 , , 4.16 , 3.5 (2007) , Guns in Barbados , - , mixed years, , ? , , 0.14 (2009) , , ? , , ? , , ? , 7.3 (2007) , Guns in Belarus , - , 2015, , 1.40 , , 0.25 , , 1.09 , , 0.04 , , 0.03 , 6.86 (2015) , Guns in Belgium , - , mixed years, , ? , , 0.74 (2010) , , ?, , ? , , ? , 2.5 (2012) , Guns in Bolivia , - , 2017, , 23.93, , 22.91 , , 0.46 , , 0.16 , , 0.39 , 8.6 , Guns in Brazil , - , 2014, , 1.51 , , 0.20 (2016) , , 0.73 , , 0.26 , , 0.14 , 6.2-19.4 (2007, 2006) , Guns in Bulgaria , - , 2018, , 1.94 , , 0.52 (2018) , , 1.40 (2018) , , 0.00 , , 0.00 , 34.70 (2017) , Guns in Canada , - , 2015, , 2.79 , , 1.92 , , 0.54 , , 0.33 , , 0.04 (2001) , 12.1 (2017) , Guns in Chile , - , 2015, , 20.38 , , 18.20 (2016) , , 0.69 , , 0.11 , , 0.37 , 10.10 (2017) , Guns in Colombia , - , 2014, , 7.59 , , 6.46 , , 0.9 , , 0.08 , , 0.15 , 10 (2017) , Guns in Costa Rica , - , 2016, , 2.83 , , 0.35 , , 2.39 , , 0.07 , , 0.02 , 13.7 (2017) , Guns in Croatia , - , 2011, , 0.50 , , 0.20 (2013), , 0.30, , 0.05 , , 0.01 , 2 , Guns in Cuba , - , 2016, , 1.00 , , 0.50 , , 0.33 , , 0.08 , , 0.09 (2009) , 36.4 , Guns in Cyprus , - , 2016, , 1.64 , , 0.10 (2017) , , 1.43 , , 0.06 , , 0.08 , 16.3 , Guns in Czech Republic , - , 2015, , 0.91 , , 0.18 , , 0.72 , , 0.02 , , 0.02 (2014) , 9.90 (2017) , Guns in Denmark , - , 2015, , 78.52 , , 71.60 (2016) , , 0.15 , , 0.05 (2013) , , 0.15 , 5.8 , Guns in El Salvador , - , 2015, , 1.34 , , 0.00 , , 1.19 , , 0.24 (2014) , , 0.16 , 9.2 , Guns in Estonia , - , mixed years, , 37.16 , , 37.16 (2004) , , ?, , ?, , ? , 6.4 , Guns in Swaziland , - , 2015, , 2.41 , , 0.20 (2016) , , 2.17 , , 0.02 , , 0.02 , 32.4 (2017) , Guns in Finland , - , 2014, , 2.33 , , 0.12 , , 1.64 , , 0.03 , , 0.53 , 14.96 , Guns in France , - , 2019, , 1.44 , , 0.62 , , 0.47 , , 0.35 , , ? , 10.10 (2017) , Guns in Georgia , - , 2015, , 1.04 , , 0.06 , , 0.91 , , 0.01 , , 0.06 , 32.0 (2016) , Guns in Germany , - , 2015, , 1.35 , , 0.19 , , 1.02 , , 0.10 , , 0.04 , 22.5 , Guns in Greece , - , 2015, , 25.48 , , 20.41 , , 0.29 , , 4.78 , , 4.17 (2010) , 13.1 , Guns in Guatemala , - , mixed years, , 29.40 , , 28.65 (2018) , , 0.41 (2013) , , 0.07 (2013), , 0.27 (2013) , 9.9–11.24 (mixed years) , Guns in Honduras , - , mixed years, , 0.03 , , 0.00 (2004) , , 0.03 (1999) , , 0.00 (1996) , , 0.00 (1996) , ? , Guns in Hong Kong , - , 2016, , 0.85 , , 0.05 , , 0.74 , , 0.03 , , 0.03 , 5.5 , Guns in Hungary , - , 2016, , 0.07 , , 0.00 (2012) , , 1.25 (2009) , , ?, , ? , 30.3 , Guns in Iceland , - , 2014, , 0.30 , , 0.30 (2016) , , 0.04 (2008) , , 0.14 (2008) , , ? , 4.2 , Guns in India , - , 2014, , 0.87 , , 0.21 , , 0.62 , , 0.02 , , 0.02 , 7.20 (2017) , Guns in Ireland , - , 2015, , 1.38 , , 0.68 , , 0.43 , , 0.21 (2014) , , 0.22 , 7.3 , Guns in Israel , - , 2015, , 1.13 , , 0.29 , , 0.72 , , 0.12 , , 0.00 , 11.9 , Guns in Italy , - , 2015, , 35.22 , , 38.20 (2016) , , 0.31 , , 0.14 (2011), , 7.84 (2011) , 8.1 , Guns in Jamaica , - , 2015, , 0.02 , , 0.00 , , 0.01 , , 0.00 , , 0.00 , 0.6 , Guns in Japan , - , mixed years, , 0.36 , , 0.36 (1995) , , 0.00 (1999) , , 0.00 (2000) , , 0.00 (2000) , 24.8 , Guns in Kuwait , - , 2015, , 0.72 , , 0.30 , , 0.07 , , 0.19 , , 0.16 , 0.9 , Guns in Kyrgyzstan , - , 2015, , 1.86 , , 0.40 , , 1.16 , , 0.05 (2014) , , 0.30 , 19 , Guns in Latvia , - , 2015, , 1.23 , , 0.18 , , 0.88 , , 0.00 (2014) , , 0.18 , 15.3 , Guns in Luxembourg , - , 2015 , , 11.55 , , 16.50 (2017) , , 0.46 , , 0.47 , , 0.36 , 15 , Guns in Mexico , - , 2016, , 0.77 , , 0.31 , , 0.26 , , 0.06 , , 0.14 , 7.1 , Guns in Moldova , - , 2009, , 8.68 , , 2.50 (2016) , , 6.59 , , ?, , ? , 23.1 , Guns in Montenegro , - , 2016, , 0.42 , , 0.16 , , 0.24 , , 0.01 , , 0.00 (2015) , 2.60 (2017) , Guns in Netherlands , - , 2015, , 1.24 , , 0.20 (2016) , , 0.92 (2015) , , 0.14 (2015) , , 0.02 , 30 , Guns in New Zealand , - , 2018, , 7.09 , , 6.22 , , 0.17 , , 0.46 , , 0.24 , 7.7 , Guns in Nicaragua , - , 2013, , 1.19 , , 1.10 (2014) , , 0.67 (2013) , , 0.00 (2013) , , 0.00 (2013) , 29.8 , Guns in North Macedonia , - , 2015, , 1.48 , , 0.06 , , 1.40 , , 0.00 (2014) , , 0.00 (2014) , 31.3 , Guns in Norway , - , 2015, , 9.95 , , 9.30 , , 0.14 , , 0.05 , , 0.46 , 21.7 , Guns in Panama , - , 2014, , 6.32 , , 6.00 (2015) , , 1.06 , , 0.27 , , 0.24 , 17 , Guns in Paraguay , - , 2015, , 3.72 , , 3.20 (2016) , , 0.01 (2015) , , 0.12 (2015) , , 0.29 (2015) , 18.8 , Guns in Peru , - , 2011, , 7.72 , , 7.62 , , 0.03, , 0.03, , 0.01 , 4.7 , Guns in Philippines , - , 2015, , 0.20 , , 0.03 , , 0.10 , , 0.02 , , 0.04 , 1.3 , Guns in Poland , - , 2014, , 1.48 , , 0.24 , , 1.12 , , 0.01 , , 0.10 , 8.5 , Guns in Portugal , - , ?, , 0.15 , , 0.15 (2004) , , ?, , ?, , ? , 19.2 , Guns in Qatar , - , mixed years, , 0.14 , , 0.04 (2012) , , 0.06 (2011) , , 0.04 (2011) , , 0.00 (2011) , 0.7 , Guns in Romania , - , mixed years, , ?, , 0.90 (2013) , , ?, , ?, , ? , 12.30 (2017) , Guns in Russia , - , 2015, , 3.23 , , 0.72 , , 2.15 , , 0.06 , , 0.31 , 37.82 , Guns in Serbia , - , mixed years, , 0.01 , , 0.005 (1994-) , , 0.0165 (1994-) , , 0.003 (1994-) , , 0.00 (1994-) , 0.5 , Guns in Singapore , - , 2014, , 1.89 , , 0.30 , , 0.97 , , 0.37 , , 0.35 , 8.3 , Guns in Slovakia , - , 2015, , 1.91 , , 0.00 (2016) , , 1.71 , , 0.05 , , 0.05 , 13.5 , Guns in Slovenia , - , 2015, , 10.47 , , 12.92 (2018) , , 1.80 (2009) , , 10.25 , , 0.01 , 12.7 , Guns in South Africa , - , 2015, , 0.06 , , 0.03 , , 0.01 , , 0.01 , , 0.01 , 1.1 , Guns in South Korea , - , 2015, , 0.57 , , 0.10 (2016) , , 0.43 (2015) , , 0.05 (2015) , , 0.01 (2015) , 10.4 , Guns in Spain , - , 2016, , 1.31 , , 0.40 (2017) , , 0.96 , , 0.01 , , 0.04 , 23.10 (2017) , Guns in Sweden , - , Mixed years, , 2.64 , , 0.09 (2021) , , 2.32 (2017) , , ? , , 0.19 (2017) , 27.6 - 41.2 (2017) , Gun laws in Switzerland , - , mixed years, , 0.87 , , 0.60 (2008) , , 0.12 (1994) , , 0.11 (1994) , , 0.04 (1994) , ? , Guns in Taiwan , - , mixed years, , 1.95 , , 1.03 (2016) , , 0.81 (2013) , , 0.11 (2016) , , 0.01 (2016) , ? , Mixed sources , - , 2016, , 1.36 , , 1.36 (2016) , , ?, , ?, , ? , 6.6 , Guns in Ukraine , - , 2015, , 0.20 , , 0.02 , , 0.16 , , 0.01 , , 0.01 , 2.8 , Guns in the United Kingdom , - , 2017, , 12.21, , 4.46 , , 7.32 , , 0.15 , , 0.10 , 120.5 , Guns in the United States , - , 2015, , 11.67 , , 4.70 (2016) , , 4.55 , , 2.09 , , 0.06 , 31.8 , Guns in Uruguay , - , 2013, , 49.73 , , 26.48 , , 0.14 , , 0.26 , , 22.34 , 18.50 (2017) , Guns in Venezuela , - , mixed years, , 0.39 , , 0.30 (2007) , , 0.09 (1995) , , ? , , ? , 4.6 , Guns in Zimbabwe , - style="background:#ececec; vertical-align:top;" ! data-sort-type="text" , Country !Year ! data-sort-type="number" , Total ! data-sort-type="number" , Homicides ! data-sort-type="number" , Suicides ! data-sort-type="number" , Unintentional ! data-sort-type="number" , Undetermined !Guns per 100 inhabitants !Sources and notes


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List of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate as of 2020. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,0 ...
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List of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate This is a list of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate as of 2020. It is typically expressed in units of deaths per 100,000 individuals per year; a homicide rate of 4 in a population of 100,000 would mean 4 murders a year, or ...
* List of United States cities by crime rate (2012) (250,000+) * Percent of households with guns by country *
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* Index of gun politics articles * Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country


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* Systematic comparison of 195 countries and territories for the period from 1990 to 2016: * * ** * **Historic data can be found on th
United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS) page
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* ** —Causes of death by year from countries that have reported to the WHO. Firearm deaths correspond to ICD-10 codes W32-W34, Accidental discharge of firearm; X72-X74, Intentional self-harm by firearm; X93-X95, Assault by firearm; Y22-Y24, Firearm discharge, undetermined intent. * —Contains statistics from 36 countries between 1990 and 1995. * {{Law country lists Firearms Countries Countries Firearm-related death rate Firearm-related death rate