Gun-related deaths from preventable, intentional, and undetermined causes totaled 44,447 in 2024, a decrease of 4.9% from 46,728 deaths in 2023. Suicides account for 62% of deaths related to firearms, while 35% were homicides, and about 1% were preventable/accidental. Please note that the term gun is used on this page to refer to firearms that can be carried by a person, not to the larger class of weapons.
In 2024, total gun-related deaths decreased by 4.9%, suicides increased by 1.1%, assaults decreased by 14.3% and preventable/accidental gun-related deaths decreased by 2.8%. Since 2015, total gun-related deaths have increased 22.6%, suicide deaths involving guns have increased 25.3%, assault deaths have increased 18.4%, while preventable/accidental gun-related deaths were nearly unchanged.
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2024 on CDC WONDER Online Database, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.