Speedo66
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The Center for Disease Control said the figures 2016 show a slight increase over 2015, which was also up slightly. The figures are 12 deaths per 100K vs. 11 per 100K in 2015. Totals were about 33K per year.
Some comparisons:
"The data released on Friday did single out other causes of death in the United States that were higher than the firearm-related rate. The drug overdose rate, for example, was almost 20 deaths per 100,000 last year, up from 16.3 in 2015.
The death rate for diabetes was about 25 per 100,000 people; cancer was 185 per l00,000, and heart disease about 196 deaths per 100,000 people."
Their data also shows that about 2/3 were suicides, meaning they probably would have found another method to kill themselves if guns weren't available.
Their figures also show mass shootings only account for about 2% of gun deaths, but they command an outsize media response.
Here's the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/us/gun-death-rates.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=2&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/us/gun-death-rates.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0
Some comparisons:
"The data released on Friday did single out other causes of death in the United States that were higher than the firearm-related rate. The drug overdose rate, for example, was almost 20 deaths per 100,000 last year, up from 16.3 in 2015.
The death rate for diabetes was about 25 per 100,000 people; cancer was 185 per l00,000, and heart disease about 196 deaths per 100,000 people."
Their data also shows that about 2/3 were suicides, meaning they probably would have found another method to kill themselves if guns weren't available.
Their figures also show mass shootings only account for about 2% of gun deaths, but they command an outsize media response.
Here's the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/us/gun-death-rates.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=2&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/us/gun-death-rates.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0