| Deaths In The United States By Firearm, 2017 And 2018 |
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Number |
Percent of total |
| Deaths caused by firearms (1) |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Accidental discharge of firearms |
486 |
458 |
1.2% |
1.2% |
| Suicide by firearm |
23,854 |
24,432 |
60.0 |
61.5 |
| Assault (homicide) by firearm |
14,542 |
13,958 |
36.6 |
35.1 |
| Legal intervention |
553 |
539 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| Undetermined intent |
338 |
353 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Total |
39,773 |
39,740 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
(1) Firearms are 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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