Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Gun death numbers to consider


Just some facts for you to ponder.
US all gun deaths 2010: 31,513.  Homicide 11,015, suicide 19,308. Accidental 600
Rate of all gun related death per 100,000 people: 3.03 (2009)

UK all gun deaths 2009: 2009: 138.  32 homicides, 101 suicides. 
Rate of gun death 0.22 persons per 100,000 people.

Australia all gun deaths 2010: 231.  Homicide 31, suicide 162. Accidental 10, undetermined 28.
Rate of all: 1.04 per 100,000

Germany all gun deaths 2010: 891.  Homicide 49, Suicide 761, the rest undetermined
Rate of all: 1.1 per 100,000

Japan all gun deaths 2008: 11. 
Rate of all gun deaths 8.73016E-08 (Excel is awesome)


Brazil 2008: 34,678 homicide, ~1,000 suicide (estimate), accidental ~300 (estimate)
Rate of homicide: 18.1 per 100,000

As for murder (ex suicide ex accidental ex undetermined) the United States is #5 behind South Africa, Columbia, Brazil, and Thailand: 

In other words, we rank #1 in gun-related deaths in "1st world" countries.    

All Sources:








http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_wit_fir-crime-murders-with-firearms
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/brazil 

Just sayin'.

2 comments:

Boz said...

Nice number crunching! Next, I'd like to know how we rank in deaths by diabetes, drunk driving, heart disease and police beatings? I'm too lazy to do the work, though.

Boz said...

Nice number crunching! Next, I'd like to know how we rank in deaths by diabetes, drunk driving, heart disease and police beatings? I'm too lazy to do the work, though.