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DEFINITION
Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
Mortality Statistics > Assault by handgun discharge (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Brazil: |
1,703 deaths |
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# 2
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United States: |
1,068 deaths |
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# 3
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Colombia: |
518 deaths |
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# 4
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Dominican Republic: |
145 deaths |
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# 5
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Venezuela: |
101 deaths |
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# 6
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Argentina: |
29 deaths |
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# 7
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Germany: |
27 deaths |
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# 8
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Japan: |
19 deaths |
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# 9
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Czech Republic: |
16 deaths |
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= 10
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Georgia: |
14 deaths |
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= 10
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Spain: |
14 deaths |
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# 12
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Slovakia: |
13 deaths |
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# 13
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Australia: |
11 deaths |
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# 14
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Finland: |
10 deaths |
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= 15
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Lithuania: |
9 deaths |
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= 15
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Hungary: |
9 deaths |
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= 15
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Panama: |
9 deaths |
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# 18
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Mexico: |
8 deaths |
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= 19
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Romania: |
7 deaths |
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= 19
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Estonia: |
7 deaths |
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= 19
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Canada: |
7 deaths |
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= 19
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Croatia: |
7 deaths |
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= 23
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Slovenia: |
5 deaths |
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= 23
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Poland: |
5 deaths |
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= 23
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Paraguay: |
5 deaths |
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# 26
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Korea, South: |
4 deaths |
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= 27
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Egypt: |
3 deaths |
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= 27
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Austria: |
3 deaths |
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= 27
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Cuba: |
3 deaths |
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= 27
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Belize: |
3 deaths |
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= 27
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Kyrgyzstan: |
3 deaths |
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= 27
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Luxembourg: |
3 deaths |
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= 33
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Ecuador: |
2 deaths |
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= 33
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Peru: |
2 deaths |
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= 33
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Moldova: |
2 deaths |
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= 33
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Sweden: |
2 deaths |
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= 33
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Norway: |
2 deaths |
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= 33
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Puerto Rico: |
2 deaths |
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= 33
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Nicaragua: |
2 deaths |
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= 40
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Chile: |
1 deaths |
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= 40
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Denmark: |
1 deaths |
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= 40
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South Africa: |
1 deaths |
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= 40
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Latvia: |
1 deaths |
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= 40
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Netherlands: |
1 deaths |
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= 40
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Malta: |
1 deaths |
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= 40
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Uruguay: |
1 deaths |
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Total: |
3,809 deaths |
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Weighted average: |
82.8 deaths |
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DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
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NOTES: These statistics are derived from official causes of death detailed on certificates of death by each country. Rather than being a true indicator of the number of deaths attributed to a particular cause, mortality statistics reveal more about a particular country's reporting processes.
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