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This is a list of US states by gun deaths and rates of violence. In 2021, there were 26,000 gun suicides and 21,000 gun homicides, together making up a sixth of deaths from external causes. In 2021, there were 26,000 gun suicides and 21,000 gun homicides, together making up a sixth of deaths from external causes.
Gun-related suicides and homicides in the United States [1] Gun deaths in U.S. in proportional relationship to total population (2012 analysis, based on 2008 data). Gun violence is a term of political, economic and sociological interest referring to the tens of thousands of annual firearms-related deaths and injuries occurring in the United States.
The heat-related death rate in the U.S. (heat being either an underlying or a contributing cause) has increased since the mid 2010s. [4] Between 1979 and 2014, the death rate as a direct result of exposure to heat (underlying cause of death) generally hovered around 0.5 to 1 deaths per million people, with spikes in certain years.
More women in the U.S. are using firearms in suicide deaths, a new federal report says. Firearms were used in more than half the country’s record 49,500 suicide deaths in 2022, Centers for ...
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reports zero heat-related deaths since 2012. But researchers estimate that 14 people living in Texas prisons die each year from heat-related illness .
There have been 469 heat-associated deaths with 153 deaths still under investigation as of Oct. 21, according to the Maricopa County’s Department of Public Health's 2023 weekly heat report. Of ...
The crude suicide rate in the United States, 1981–2016 [31] The spike in suicide rates in the United States during the 21st century has gained public and clinical attention. A 2016 study found that despite efforts to minimize suicide rates, rates increased by approximately 2% per year from 2006 to 2014. [32]
There were about 4.2 deaths per 1 million Californians last year where heat exhaustion was a factor. Only once in the last 20 years has the death rate been higher. ... There were about 4.2 deaths ...