As of Dec. 7, at least 40,167 people have died from gun violence in the U.S. this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive – which is an average of almost 118 deaths each day. Of those who ...

An estimated 62 million people worldwide die each year. A majority of these deaths are attributable to noncommunicable ...

They’re an ever-growing crisis, often underreported and overlooked because they involve a topic – killing oneself – the news ...

28. Democratic Republic of the Congo > 2019 gun deaths: 15.1 per million (total: 1,325 — 26th most) > 2019 interpersonal violent firearm deaths: 4.4 per million — #130 out of 204 (total: 382 ...

As of September 30, there have been 163 incidents of gunfire on school campuses, leading to 48 deaths and 108 injuries this year alone — and there are still three months to go. In all of 2023 ...

Gun violence that causes tens of thousands of U.S. deaths each year—far more than any other developed nation—is having a significant, negative impact on the country’s economy, Harvard ...

Of the 10 states with the highest proportion of gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, all got failing grades – an F – from Giffords, except New Mexico, which got a C+.

More people in the United States died by gun suicide in 2023 than any year on record — more than by gun homicide, accidental ...

NICS estimates that 325,700 guns were sold in Oklahoma last year, a 7% decrease from 2022. According to Statista, the state sees 20.1 gun deaths per 100,000 residents. In 2023, Oklahoma saw 1,125 ...

There were 11.8 gun deaths per 100,000 Black children and teens that year, compared with 2.3 gun deaths per 100,000 White children and teens. The gun death rate among Hispanic children and teens was ...

Together, these two groups of states had more than 7,000 excess deaths of children and teens due to guns. "And that's over 500 deaths per year," notes Faust. These are children "who should be alive.