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Sweden 1.92 deaths by guns.........USA 14.24
Gun Deaths - United States Tops The List
The United States leads the world's richest nations in gun deaths --
murders, suicides, and accidental deaths due to guns - according to a study
published April 17, 1998 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
The U.S. was first at 14.24 gun deaths per 100,000 people. Two other
countries in the Americas came next. Brazil was second with 12.95, followed
by Mexico with 12.69.
Japan had the lowest rate, at 0.05 gun deaths per 100,000 (1 per 2 million
people). The police in Japan actively raid homes of those suspected of
having weapons.
The 36 countries in the study were the richest in the World Bank's 1994
World Development Report, having the highest GNP per capita income.
The United States accounted for 45 percent of the 88,649 gun deaths
reported in the study, the first comprehensive international scrutiny of
gun-related deaths.
The gun-related deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 by country were as
follows:
U.S.A. 14.24
Brazil 12.95
Mexico 12.69
Estonia 12.26
Argentina 8.93
Northern Ireland 6.63
Finland 6.46
Switzerland 5.31
France 5.15
Canada 4.31
Norway 3.82
Austria 3.70
Portugal 3.20
Israel 2.91
Belgium 2.90
Australia 2.65
Slovenia 2.60
Italy 2.44
New Zealand 2.38
Denmark 2.09
Sweden 1.92
Kuwait 1.84
Greece 1.29
Germany 1.24
Hungary 1.11
Ireland 0.97
Spain 0.78
Netherlands 0.70
Scotland 0.54
England and Wales 0.41
Taiwan 0.37
Singapore 0.21
Mauritius 0.19
Hong Kong 0.14
South Korea 0.12
Japan 0.05
Health officials believe that guns in the U.S.could become the leading
cause of death attributed to injury by the year 2003, surpassing injuries
due to motor vehicle crashes.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) termed the study shoddy because it did
not examine all causes of violent deaths. ''What this shows is the CDC is
after guns," the Associated Press quoted Dr. Paul Blackman from the NRA.
Following are gun safety recommendations of the National Rifle Association
which MedicineNet editors suggest those using guns note.
The three fundamental rules of gun safety must always be applied
simultaneously when handling or using a gun:
date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:36:14 -0500
author: M.Butzin
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