Special Report
Countries With The Most Gun Deaths Per Capita
November 11, 2022 7:00 am
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23. Tanzania
> 2019 gun deaths: 29.7 per million (total: 1,684 — 23th most)
> 2019 interpersonal violent firearm deaths: 20.4 per million — #61 out of 204 (total: 1,159)
> 2019 self-inflicted firearm deaths: 3.6 per million — #125 out of 204 most (total: 203)
> 2019 unintentional firearm deaths: 5.7 per million — #57 out of 204 (total: 323)
> 2017 gun ownership: 0.8 firearms per 100 people — #30 out of 230 (total: 377,000)
> 2021 population: 61,498,438
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22. France
> 2019 gun deaths: 31.7 per million (total: 2,098 — 19th most)
> 2019 interpersonal violent firearm deaths: 3.4 per million — #146 out of 204 (total: 222)
> 2019 self-inflicted firearm deaths: 26.4 per million — #9 out of 204 most (total: 1,748)
> 2019 unintentional firearm deaths: 1.9 per million — #109 out of 204 (total: 127)
> 2017 gun ownership: 19.6 firearms per 100 people — #3 out of 230 (total: 43,917,000)
> 2021 population: 67,499,343
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21. Ethiopia
> 2019 gun deaths: 34.5 per million (total: 3,712 — 11th most)
> 2019 interpersonal violent firearm deaths: 21.3 per million — #60 out of 204 (total: 2,293)
> 2019 self-inflicted firearm deaths: 3.2 per million — #128 out of 204 most (total: 340)
> 2019 unintentional firearm deaths: 10.0 per million — #21 out of 204 (total: 1,079)
> 2017 gun ownership: 0.4 firearms per 100 people — #32 out of 230 (total: 427,000)
> 2021 population: 117,876,226
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20. Ivory Coast
> 2019 gun deaths: 38.9 per million (total: 1,017 — 33th most)
> 2019 interpersonal violent firearm deaths: 27.0 per million — #50 out of 204 (total: 707)
> 2019 self-inflicted firearm deaths: 6.0 per million — #77 out of 204 most (total: 157)
> 2019 unintentional firearm deaths: 5.8 per million — #56 out of 204 (total: 153)
> 2017 gun ownership: 4.4 firearms per 100 people — #21 out of 230 (total: 17,510,000)
> 2021 population: 27,053,629
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19. Thailand
> 2019 gun deaths: 40.0 per million (total: 2,804 — 15th most)
> 2019 interpersonal violent firearm deaths: 33.5 per million — #41 out of 204 (total: 2,351)
> 2019 self-inflicted firearm deaths: 5.5 per million — #86 out of 204 most (total: 382)
> 2019 unintentional firearm deaths: 1.0 per million — #138 out of 204 (total: 71)
> 2017 gun ownership: 15.1 firearms per 100 people — #8 out of 230 (total: 750,000)
> 2021 population: 69,950,844
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