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Homicides where the weapon was a firearm

Name: Homicides where the weapon was a firearm by country, 2023
Creator: Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-Dem
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homicides · lower is better · 99 countries

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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023

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56 countries · 2023

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Homicides where the weapon was a firearm league table
#	Country	homicides	Region	Income
1	Malta	0	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
2	Iceland	0	Europe & Central Asia	High income
3	Hong Kong SAR, China	0	East Asia & Pacific	High income
4	Slovenia	0	Europe & Central Asia	High income
5	Oman	1	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	High income
6	Montenegro	2	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
7	Mongolia	2	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
8	Morocco	3	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Lower middle income
9	Cyprus	4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
10	Hungary	4	Europe & Central Asia	High income
11	Moldova	5	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
12	Slovak Republic	6	Europe & Central Asia	High income
13	Grenada	7	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
14	Bolivia	7	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
15	Croatia	7	Europe & Central Asia	High income
16	Antigua and Barbuda	8	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
17	Dominica	10	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
18	Armenia	11	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
19	Switzerland	12	Europe & Central Asia	High income
20	Barbados	14	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
21	Suriname	14	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
22	Austria	17	Europe & Central Asia	High income
23	Bosnia and Herzegovina	23	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
24	Guyana	25	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
25	Albania	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
26	Australia	25	East Asia & Pacific	High income
27	Serbia	26	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
28	St. Kitts and Nevis	27	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
29	Czechia	28	Europe & Central Asia	High income
30	Netherlands	29	Europe & Central Asia	High income
31	Greece	34	Europe & Central Asia	High income
32	Jordan	34	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
33	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	43	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
34	Algeria	50	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Upper middle income
35	Sweden	53	Europe & Central Asia	High income
36	Spain	53	Europe & Central Asia	High income
37	St. Lucia	56	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
38	Myanmar	78	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
39	Italy	101	Europe & Central Asia	High income
40	Uruguay	240	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
41	Paraguay	253	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
42	Canada	289	North America	High income
43	Panama	446	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
44	Chile	653	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
45	Costa Rica	727	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
46	Dominican Republic	735	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
47	Guatemala	799	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
48	Argentina	1,185	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
49	Jamaica	1,189	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
50	Honduras	2,464	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
51	Philippines	2,690	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
52	Ecuador	7,108	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
53	Colombia	9,340	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
54	Brazil	12,266	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
55	United States	15,186	North America	High income
56	Mexico	22,355	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income

Homicides where the weapon was a firearm