What Percentage of Gun Deaths are Suicides? Firearm-Death Statistics in the U.S. (2024)

in #gunsafety15 days ago (edited)

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Over 57% of U.S. gun deaths from 2018–2024 were suicides, with rates rising sharply among older adults. Racial disparities also reveal contrasting causes, with suicide dominating among white Americans and homicide more common among Black Americans.

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