Last updated on: 7/12/2023 | Author: ProCon.org

U.S. Gun Deaths by Year

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tallies American gun deaths in the WISQARS database. Below are the yearly numbers, from 1999-2016, for firearm deaths by suicide, homicide, unintentional deaths, legal intervention, and undetermined intent.

Firearm Suicides by Age, 1999-2016

Aged 10-14*15-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-49
20212351,1852,4052,2012,0201,8891,7551,706
20202241,0692,1042,0431,8581,6401,5751,676
20191729951,8051,8261,6811,6251,5621,780
20182021,0941,9011,8361,5931,6811,5411,796
20171851,1101,8491,8711,5871,5281,5701,866
20161609421,7411,7301,5681,5661,5331,746
20151398771,5841,5711,5471,3971,5551,686
20141747581,5221,4491,3851,3411,4981,788
20131377391,4711,4931,4041,3571,5911,808
20121047561,4621,4431,3171,3471,5771,843
2011917581,4101,4501,2901,3161,5211,919
2010806681,3781,3891,2051,3641,5501,959
2009647361,2661,2571,1221,3511,5231,883
2008506981,3111,2361,1211,3141,4821,884
2007536301,2701,1511,1551,2761,6031,763
2006627011,2771,1211,0291,3101,5111,783
2005847381,2241,1251,1441,2461,6091,804
2004597871,3171,1151,1681,2331,6351,784
2003737361,3391,1141,2671,2801,6471,705
2002867421,3461,2171,1821,4501,7071,652
2001908381,2921,2631,3011,4291,6011,552
Total**2,52417,55732,27430,90128,94429,94033,14637,383
Aged 50-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485+Total
20212,0112,0451,9391,7201,7101,3851,0851,03526,328
20201,7421,9831,9061,6181,4891,3191,0181,02824,292
20191,8362,2652,0011,6751,4551,3339111,01823,941
20181,9912,3402,0811,7431,4941,32589092324,432
20172,0712,2651,9541,5521,4371,17886296723,854
20162,1272,2311,8361,6111,3211,09686086822,938
20152,1962,1701,7811,5181,2611,04183186022,018
20142,1722,1501,7721,4221,29494383788021,386
20132,2492,1121,6971,3791,17792183879821,175
20122,2702,1071,6401,2861,00792980976520,666
20112,1811,9571,5651,18597484681770419,990
20102,1331,8971,4901,12193283870667919,392
20092,0921,8141,3771,12591084474762218,735
20081,9051,6691,4101,02790683976860318,223
20071,7681,5501,23694175991967060617,352
20061,6981,4801,08288680387069257716,883
20051,6681,3981,07282784288476557117,002
20041,5651,2831,04579483790368553716,750
20031,5741,32998883386788670955916,907
20021,4841,29593984693091876255017,108
20011,4711,19588885790192072853716,869
Total**40,20438,53531,69925,96623,30621,13716,99015,687426,241***

**The CDC has suppressed firearm suicide numbers for children aged 0-9.

**The totals are those reported by the CDC and may not be equal to the numbers in the columns because the CDC suppresses some numbers.

***The CDC’s total include 39 deaths by suicide for people of unknown age.

Firearm Homicides by Age, 1999-2016

Aged 0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-44
2021871052542,6113,5963,5943,0852,2551,676
202085912182,4173,5493,4012,7572,0951,445
201957681441,7542,5852,5101,9881,5111,149
201860571341,5802,5272,4631,8851,5231,046
201756781261,6672,7242,6391,9551,5431,018
20167568951,6112,9422,5581,9521,4831,072
201558691211,3972,7432,2601,7361,252945
201452581151,2392,3751,8611,4131,039804
20135148941,2172,4871,8231,5491,062781
201250671241,4232,5081,9441,4831,055832
201155551071,4342,3911,8791,392968750
201054581071,5542,3351,9091,422937736
200966531151,6212,4301,9031,3971,071798
200865441431,7852,6092,1061,5061,130836
200763471541,8972,7722,1811,5701,119919
200648621751,9402,8872,2401,5271,106881
200543441431,7422,7572,2071,5731,065945
200442451391,5782,5492,0631,4401,025870
200348481391,5872,8232,0701,4701,066875
200258551501,5672,7502,0181,4471,135907
200166591211,5252,6751,9401,3681,142836
Total*1,2391,2792,91835,14657,01447,56935,91526,58220,121
Aged 45-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485+Total*
20211,15487063046624416974414720,958
20201,042741584408229124101514519,384
201980855151231218013478363614,414
201879059248731520514272423713,958
201780764050032422010262473414,542
201679862243430416110261423414,415
20157265734202611738576434012,979
20146385033412001478756453411,008
20136495093502231358854493111,208
20126455363542351517963442911,622
20116305173402061218955443511,068
20106214763302031109749413411,078
20096694833261941318465493211,493
20086894572991901158154343412,179
20076994602801661087751372312,632
2006701484283185906848362212,791
20056794182391661119063342412,352
20046384242791891227162382911624**
2003683427250144837855332311920***
20026044212631469269724319**11829****
200155238221315111478613816**11348*****
Total*15,22211,0867,7144,9883,0421,9941,332867658274802******

*The totals are those reported by the CDC and may not be equal to the numbers in the columns because the CDC suppresses some numbers.

**The 2004 total includes 21 homicides of people of unknown age.

***The 2003 total includes 18 homicides of people of unknown age.

****The 2002 total includes 13 homicides of people of unknown age.

*****The 2001 total includes 11 homicides of people of unknown age.

******The total includes 116 homicides of people of unknown age.

Unintentional Firearm Deaths by Age, 1999-2016

Aged 0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-44
2021542528616442393937
2020412230567350423827
201926--16666239353126
2018301014626738412719
2017321416536454393727
2016351623536846381712
201526--15526945343524
2014231412446539243526
2013301524555244382424
201229--22526743473925
2011291629666453333729
2010251126727358494744
2009161220666654453541
2008211229617156334045
2007192026738264305239
20061318231009372412945
20052315379810568626054
2004151335809258424453
2003--13369510574465761
200212143410710375685271
20011518391109671517076
Total*5213015341,4821,6011,143877845805
45-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485+Total*
20212521242025211010--549
202026223716201410----535
20192934272412141613--486
201822232526161812----458
201722283017161413----486
201632353528181412----495
2015322532232619--10--489
201426372420272210----461
2013354532271817--14--505
2012334639303013--13--548
20114641352924221713--591
201050392822261210----606
2009303141192521101111554
2008524740172710--15--592
20074141302721101615--613
20064638282123102311--642
2005555342252123161715789
20044165251020201513--649
20034844362623161621--730
20025243362017191814--762
20016142442519142417--802
Total*80480069047245434327624414712,342

*The totals are those reported by the CDC and may not be equal to the numbers in the columns because the CDC suppresses some numbers.

Legal Intervention Firearm Deaths by Age, 1999-2016

15-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-44
20211159831168859
20202550931169067
2019195185916557
2018266180807969
20173259106817751
2016255182898151
2015255978755840
2014235699616244
2013197763755954
2012358177585247
2011287266644143
2010165246404739
2009175247523826
2008196156354333
2007247265424333
2006334859553754
2005215938505836
2004275246444636
2003207257525237
2002236343444430
2001266144514935
Total*4941,2681,4131,3711,209941
45-4950-5455-5960-6465-69Total*
202135341717--537
20206133312211611
201954343316--520
20184225332210539
20174743241113553
201631402716--510
201550393116--484
201437391713--464
201341292213--467
201235402313--471
20114936211512454
201037212115--344
200930232113--333
20083518------326
20073118------351
20063224------360
2005231613----330
20042418------311
20032018------347
200231--------300
200122--10----323
Total*7675623852461228,935**

*The totals are those reported by the CDC and may not be equal to the numbers in the columns because the CDC suppresses some numbers.

**The CDC total includes the deaths of 17 people aged 10-14 years old and 139 people aged 60+ that are not included in the yearly counts.

Firearm Deaths with Undetermined Intent by Age, 1999-2016

10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-44
202115598162363529
202022505351303032
201910465441272223
201817454849352121
201711504829203018
2016--343628372329
2015--304732281813
2014--253223231822
2013--263842241627
2012--175028241715
201110204230142118
201011213232221610
2009--162625151721
2008--274336172115
200710453728161521
2006--354130152712
2005--245323121117
2004--223622231628
200311313821172122
2002--354427193119
2001--244032163317
Total*182682919691470459429
45-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-74Total*
2021202215161212458
20201926191517--400
2019252226--1113346
2018202218--18--353
20171816272213--338
201618--14171012300
2015151918141510282
2014232818161410275
201310192418----281
20122014191613--256
2011121726--11--248
201028162112----252
200925231914----232
20082218211113--273
20071921201510--276
200613--13------220
200511171112----221
2004121711--11--235
2003191214------232
20021910--------243
20011613--------231
Total*3843703722492181455952**

*The totals are those reported by the CDC and may not be equal to the numbers in the columns because the CDC suppresses some numbers.

**The CDC total includes the deaths of 129 people aged 0-9 years old and 244 people aged 70+ that are not included in the yearly counts.

Source

CDC, “WISQARS Fatal and Nonfatal Injury Reports,” cdc.gov (accessed July 10, 2023)