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14.6 firearm deaths per 100,000 (146 per million) , about 54% suicide, 43% murders (the rest accidental and law enforcement). Comes out to about 62 deaths per m
by romafirst3 3y ago
14.6 firearm deaths per 100,000 (146 per million) , about 54% suicide, 43% murders (the rest accidental and law enforcement). Comes out to about 62 deaths per million, rate here is about 5.5 so 62 / 5.5 = 11.27X
Source (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-...)
- slaw 3y agopewresearch.org and FT are using different gun deaths definitions. Compare France. Gun death rate in France is 27 per million. Death from assault by firearm in France is 2 per million. To compare the US to Sweden we need rate of death from assault by firearm for the US.
- romafirst3 3y agowhat is the difference between the two definitions ? btw, we've somehow been back-watered here on the site. I can't even find this thread in my profile, and it's only shown on the main page for this comment as a part of another thread. Hackernews has gotten weird lately.
- slaw 3y agopewresearch.org numbers are off, it claims the US total gun deaths including suicides is only 4 times of France. Deaths by police and military seems very low. This thread is collapsed by default, but I can still see it.