| Deaths In The United States By Firearm, 2016 And 2017 |
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Number |
Percent of total |
| Deaths caused by firearms (1) |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
| Accidental discharge of firearms |
495 |
486 |
1.3% |
1.2% |
| Suicide by firearm |
22,938 |
23,854 |
59.3 |
60.0 |
| Assault (homicide) by firearm |
14,415 |
14,542 |
37.3 |
36.6 |
| Legal intervention |
510 |
553 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| Undetermined intent |
300 |
338 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| Total |
38,658 |
39,773 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
(1) The term firearms refers to guns that can be carried by a person and does not refer to larger classes of guns.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics Report. |
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