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 the listed year.
Homicide figures may include justifiable homicides along with criminal homicides, 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 has the lowest firearm-related death rate in the world, and Venezuela has the highest.
List
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.
Country | Year | Total | Homicide | Suicide | Unintentional | Undetermined | Guns per 100 inhabitants | Sources and notes |
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Argentina | 2018 | 5.72 | 2.80 | 1.05 | 0.10 | 1.77 | 7.4 (2016) | Guns in Argentina |
Australia | 2019 | 0.88 | 0.15 | 0.72 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 13.7 (2016) | Guns in Australia |
Austria | 2016 | 2.75 | 0.10 | 2.44 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 30.0 (2017) | Guns in Austria |
Azerbaijan | mixed years | 0.23 | 0.20 (2017) | 0.01 | 0.02 | ? | 3.6 (2017) | Guns in Azerbaijan |
Barbados | 2013 | 7.36 | 6.70 (2015) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.16 | 3.5 (2007) | Guns in Barbados |
Belarus | mixed years | ? | 0.14 (2009) | ? | ? | ? | 7.3 (2007) | Guns in Belarus |
Belgium | 2015 | 1.40 | 0.25 | 1.09 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 6.86 (2015) | Guns in Belgium |
Bolivia | mixed years | ? | 0.74 (2010) | ? | ? | ? | 2.5 (2012) | Guns in Bolivia |
Brazil | 2017 | 23.93 | 22.91 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.39 | 8.6 | Guns in Brazil |
Bulgaria | 2014 | 1.51 | 0.20 (2016) | 0.73 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 6.2-19.4 (2007, 2006) | Guns in Bulgaria |
Canada | 2018 | 1.94 | 0.52 (2018) | 1.40 (2018) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.70 (2017) | Guns in Canada |
Chile | 2015 | 2.79 | 1.92 | 0.54 | 0.33 | 0.04 (2001) | 12.1 (2017) | Guns in Chile |
Colombia | 2015 | 20.38 | 18.20 (2016) | 0.69 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 10.10 (2017) | Guns in Colombia |
Costa Rica | 2014 | 7.59 | 6.46 | 0.9 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 10 (2017) | Guns in Costa Rica |
Croatia | 2016 | 2.83 | 0.35 | 2.39 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 13.7 (2017) | Guns in Croatia |
Cuba | 2011 | 0.50 | 0.20 (2013) | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 2 | Guns in Cuba |
Cyprus | 2016 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0.09 (2009) | 36.4 | Guns in Cyprus |
Czech Republic | 2016 | 1.64 | 0.10 (2017) | 1.43 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 16.3 | Guns in Czech Republic |
Denmark | 2015 | 0.91 | 0.18 | 0.72 | 0.02 | 0.02 (2014) | 9.90 (2017) | Guns in Denmark |
El Salvador | 2015 | 78.52 | 71.60 (2016) | 0.15 | 0.05 (2013) | 0.15 | 5.8 | Guns in El Salvador |
Estonia | 2015 | 1.34 | 0.00 | 1.19 | 0.24 (2014) | 0.16 | 9.2 | Guns in Estonia |
Eswatini | mixed years | 37.16 | 37.16 (2004) | ? | ? | ? | 6.4 | Guns in Swaziland |
Finland | 2015 | 2.41 | 0.20 (2016) | 2.17 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 32.4 (2017) | Guns in Finland |
France | 2014 | 2.33 | 0.12 | 1.64 | 0.03 | 0.53 | 14.96 | Guns in France |
Georgia | 2019 | 1.44 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.35 | ? | 10.10 (2017) | Guns in Georgia |
Germany | 2015 | 1.04 | 0.06 | 0.91 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 32.0 (2016) | Guns in Germany |
Greece | 2015 | 1.35 | 0.19 | 1.02 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 22.5 | Guns in Greece |
Guatemala | 2015 | 25.48 | 20.41 | 0.29 | 4.78 | 4.17 (2010) | 13.1 | Guns in Guatemala |
Honduras | 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 |
Hong Kong | mixed years | 0.03 | 0.00 (2004) | 0.03 (1999) | 0.00 (1996) | 0.00 (1996) | ? | Guns in Hong Kong |
Hungary | 2016 | 0.85 | 0.05 | 0.74 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 5.5 | Guns in Hungary |
Iceland | 2016 | 0.07 | 0.00 (2012) | 1.25 (2009) | ? | ? | 30.3 | Guns in Iceland |
India | 2014 | 0.30 | 0.30 (2016) | 0.04 (2008) | 0.14 (2008) | ? | 4.2 | Guns in India |
Ireland | 2014 | 0.87 | 0.21 | 0.62 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 7.20 (2017) | Guns in Ireland |
Israel | 2015 | 1.38 | 0.68 | 0.43 | 0.21 (2014) | 0.22 | 7.3 | Guns in Israel |
Italy | 2015 | 1.13 | 0.29 | 0.72 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 11.9 | Guns in Italy |
Jamaica | 2015 | 35.22 | 38.20 (2016) | 0.31 | 0.14 (2011) | 7.84 (2011) | 8.1 | Guns in Jamaica |
Japan | 2015 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.6 | Guns in Japan |
Kuwait | mixed years | 0.36 | 0.36 (1995) | 0.00 (1999) | 0.00 (2000) | 0.00 (2000) | 24.8 | Guns in Kuwait |
Kyrgyzstan | 2015 | 0.72 | 0.30 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.9 | Guns in Kyrgyzstan |
Latvia | 2015 | 1.86 | 0.40 | 1.16 | 0.05 (2014) | 0.30 | 19 | Guns in Latvia |
Luxembourg | 2015 | 1.23 | 0.18 | 0.88 | 0.00 (2014) | 0.18 | 15.3 | Guns in Luxembourg |
Mexico | 2015 | 11.55 | 16.50 (2017) | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 15 | Guns in Mexico |
Moldova | 2016 | 0.77 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 7.1 | Guns in Moldova |
Montenegro | 2009 | 8.68 | 2.50 (2016) | 6.59 | ? | ? | 23.1 | Guns in Montenegro |
Netherlands | 2016 | 0.42 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.00 (2015) | 2.60 (2017) | Guns in Netherlands |
New Zealand | 2015 | 1.24 | 0.20 (2016) | 0.92 (2015) | 0.14 (2015) | 0.02 | 30 | Guns in New Zealand |
Nicaragua | 2018 | 7.09 | 6.22 | 0.17 | 0.46 | 0.24 | 7.7 | Guns in Nicaragua |
Macedonia | 2013 | 1.19 | 1.10 (2014) | 0.67 (2013) | 0.00 (2013) | 0.00 (2013) | 29.8 | Guns in North Macedonia |
Norway | 2015 | 1.48 | 0.06 | 1.40 | 0.00 (2014) | 0.00 (2014) | 31.3 | Guns in Norway |
Panama | 2015 | 9.95 | 9.30 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.46 | 21.7 | Guns in Panama |
Paraguay | 2014 | 6.32 | 6.00 (2015) | 1.06 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 17 | Guns in Paraguay |
Peru | 2015 | 3.72 | 3.20 (2016) | 0.01 (2015) | 0.12 (2015) | 0.29 (2015) | 18.8 | Guns in Peru |
Philippines | 2011 | 7.72 | 7.62 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 4.7 | Guns in Philippines |
Poland | 2015 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 1.3 | Guns in Poland |
Portugal | 2014 | 1.48 | 0.24 | 1.12 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 8.5 | Guns in Portugal |
Qatar | ? | 0.15 | 0.15 (2004) | ? | ? | ? | 19.2 | Guns in Qatar |
Romania | mixed years | 0.14 | 0.04 (2012) | 0.06 (2011) | 0.04 (2011) | 0.00 (2011) | 0.7 | Guns in Romania |
Russia | mixed years | ? | 0.90 (2013) | ? | ? | ? | 12.30 (2017) | Guns in Russia |
Serbia | 2015 | 3.23 | 0.72 | 2.15 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 37.82 | Guns in Serbia |
Singapore | mixed years | 0.01 | 0.005 (1994-) | 0.0165 (1994-) | 0.003 (1994-) | 0.00 (1994-) | 0.5 | Guns in Singapore |
Slovakia | 2014 | 1.89 | 0.30 | 0.97 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 8.3 | Guns in Slovakia |
Slovenia | 2015 | 1.91 | 0.00 (2016) | 1.71 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 13.5 | Guns in Slovenia |
South Africa | 2015 | 10.47 | 12.92 (2018) | 1.80 (2009) | 10.25 | 0.01 | 12.7 | Guns in South Africa |
South Korea | 2015 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.1 | Guns in South Korea |
Spain | 2015 | 0.57 | 0.10 (2016) | 0.43 (2015) | 0.05 (2015) | 0.01 (2015) | 10.4 | Guns in Spain |
Sweden | 2016 | 1.31 | 0.40 (2017) | 0.96 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 23.10 (2017) | Guns in Sweden |
Switzerland | Mixed years | 2.64 | 0.09 (2021) | 2.32 (2017) | ? | 0.19 (2017) | 27.6 - 41.2 (2017) | Gun laws in Switzerland |
Taiwan | mixed years | 0.87 | 0.60 (2008) | 0.12 (1994) | 0.11 (1994) | 0.04 (1994) | ? | Guns in Taiwan |
Turkey | mixed years | 1.95 | 1.03 (2016) | 0.81 (2013) | 0.11 (2016) | 0.01 (2016) | ? | Mixed sources |
Ukraine | 2016 | 1.36 | 1.36 (2016) | ? | ? | ? | 6.6 | Guns in Ukraine |
United Kingdom | 2015 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2.8 | Guns in the United Kingdom |
United States | 2017 | 12.21 | 4.46 | 7.32 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 120.5 | Guns in the United States |
Uruguay | 2015 | 11.67 | 4.70 (2016) | 4.55 | 2.09 | 0.06 | 31.8 | Guns in Uruguay |
Venezuela | 2013 | 49.73 | 26.48 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 22.34 | 18.50 (2017) | Guns in Venezuela |
Zimbabwe | mixed years | 0.39 | 0.30 (2007) | 0.09 (1995) | ? | ? | 4.6 | Guns in Zimbabwe |
Country | Year | Total | Homicides | Suicides | Unintentional | Undetermined | Guns per 100 inhabitants | Sources and notes |
Charts and graphs
See also
- Firearm death rates in the United States by state
- List of countries by intentional homicide rate
- List of countries by suicide rate
- List of cities by murder rate
- List of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate
- List of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate
- List of United States cities by crime rate (2012) (250,000+)
- Percent of households with guns by country
- United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000)
- United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000)
- Index of gun politics articles
- Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country
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