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Reduce firearm-related deaths — IVP‑13 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
12.8 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population (2024) *

National Target:
10.7 per 100,000  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
11.9 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2018 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Firearm-related deaths, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
11.9
CI 11.8 / 12.0
SE 0.061
11.9
CI 11.7 / 12.0
SE 0.061
13.6
CI 13.5 / 13.7
SE 0.065
14.6
CI 14.5 / 14.8
SE 0.067
14.2
CI 14.1 / 14.4
SE 0.066
13.7
CI 13.6 / 13.9
SE 0.065
12.8
CI 12.6 / 12.9
SE 0.062

Firearm-related deaths by Sex, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
20.7
CI 20.5 / 20.9
SE 0.114
20.7
CI 20.5 / 20.9
SE 0.114
23.8
CI 23.6 / 24.0
SE 0.122
25.3
CI 25.1 / 25.6
SE 0.126
24.6
CI 24.3 / 24.8
SE 0.123
23.7
CI 23.4 / 23.9
SE 0.120
22.1
CI 21.9 / 22.3
SE 0.115
Female
3.4
CI 3.3 / 3.5
SE 0.046
3.4
CI 3.3 / 3.5
SE 0.046
3.8
CI 3.7 / 3.9
SE 0.049
4.2
CI 4.1 / 4.3
SE 0.051
4.1
CI 4.0 / 4.2
SE 0.051
4.0
CI 3.9 / 4.1
SE 0.050
3.7
CI 3.6 / 3.8
SE 0.048

Firearm-related deaths by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
9.5
CI 8.6 / 10.6
SE 0.485
8.7
CI 7.8 / 9.7
SE 0.462
11.3
CI 10.3 / 12.4
SE 0.518
12.3
CI 11.3 / 13.5
SE 0.543
13.7
CI 12.6 / 14.9
SE 0.569
12.4
CI 11.3 / 13.5
SE 0.532
10.9
CI 10.0 / 11.9
SE 0.489
Asian only
2.5
CI 2.3 / 2.7
SE 0.112
2.6
CI 2.4 / 2.8
SE 0.113
2.6
CI 2.4 / 2.8
SE 0.113
2.9
CI 2.7 / 3.2
SE 0.120
2.8
CI 2.6 / 3.0
SE 0.114
3.1
CI 2.8 / 3.3
SE 0.119
2.7
CI 2.4 / 2.9
SE 0.107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
7.4
CI 5.6 / 9.7
SE 0.956
7.0
CI 5.3 / 9.2
SE 0.910
7.7
CI 6.0 / 10.0
SE 0.960
9.3
CI 7.4 / 11.7
SE 1.037
7.9
CI 6.2 / 10.1
SE 0.937
10.3
CI 8.3 / 12.7
SE 1.068
7.7
CI 6.1 / 9.8
SE 0.904
Black or African American only
21.9
CI 21.5 / 22.3
SE 0.223
23.1
CI 22.6 / 23.5
SE 0.229
31.1
CI 30.6 / 31.6
SE 0.264
33.9
CI 33.4 / 34.5
SE 0.275
31.3
CI 30.7 / 31.8
SE 0.263
28.8
CI 28.3 / 29.3
SE 0.252
24.9
CI 24.4 / 25.3
SE 0.232
White only
10.8
CI 10.7 / 10.9
SE 0.066
10.5
CI 10.4 / 10.6
SE 0.065
11.2
CI 11.1 / 11.4
SE 0.067
12.0
CI 11.8 / 12.1
SE 0.070
11.9
CI 11.8 / 12.1
SE 0.069
11.8
CI 11.6 / 11.9
SE 0.069
11.4
CI 11.3 / 11.5
SE 0.067
2 or more races
5.7
CI 5.1 / 6.3
SE 0.295
6.1
CI 5.5 / 6.7
SE 0.299
6.6
CI 6.0 / 7.3
SE 0.300
7.3
CI 6.7 / 8.0
SE 0.313
7.3
CI 6.7 / 7.9
SE 0.309
6.8
CI 6.3 / 7.4
SE 0.288
6.6
CI 6.1 / 7.2
SE 0.281
Hispanic or Latino
6.6
CI 6.4 / 6.9
SE 0.107
6.6
CI 6.4 / 6.8
SE 0.105
7.9
CI 7.7 / 8.2
SE 0.114
8.9
CI 8.7 / 9.2
SE 0.120
8.9
CI 8.7 / 9.2
SE 0.119
8.6
CI 8.3 / 8.8
SE 0.115
7.8
CI 7.5 / 8.0
SE 0.107
Not Hispanic or Latino
12.9
CI 12.8 / 13.1
SE 0.071
12.9
CI 12.8 / 13.1
SE 0.071
14.8
CI 14.7 / 15.0
SE 0.076
15.9
CI 15.7 / 16.0
SE 0.078
15.4
CI 15.2 / 15.5
SE 0.077
14.8
CI 14.6 / 14.9
SE 0.075
13.8
CI 13.7 / 14.0
SE 0.072
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
15.0
CI 13.5 / 16.7
SE 0.805
13.8
CI 12.4 / 15.5
SE 0.768
18.1
CI 16.5 / 19.9
SE 0.870
19.1
CI 17.4 / 21.0
SE 0.899
22.2
CI 20.3 / 24.2
SE 0.977
19.8
CI 18.0 / 21.7
SE 0.914
18.1
CI 16.4 / 19.9
SE 0.871
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
2.5
CI 2.3 / 2.7
SE 0.114
2.5
CI 2.3 / 2.8
SE 0.114
2.6
CI 2.4 / 2.8
SE 0.116
2.9
CI 2.6 / 3.1
SE 0.120
2.7
CI 2.5 / 3.0
SE 0.115
3.1
CI 2.8 / 3.3
SE 0.121
2.6
CI 2.4 / 2.8
SE 0.108
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
8.8
CI 6.6 / 11.8
SE 1.220
8.6
CI 6.4 / 11.4
SE 1.177
9.1
CI 6.9 / 11.9
SE 1.199
10.4
CI 8.0 / 13.3
SE 1.265
9.8
CI 7.5 / 12.6
SE 1.222
11.3
CI 8.9 / 14.2
SE 1.306
8.6
CI 6.6 / 11.2
SE 1.115
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
23.2
CI 22.7 / 23.7
SE 0.238
24.5
CI 24.0 / 25.0
SE 0.244
33.1
CI 32.5 / 33.6
SE 0.283
36.0
CI 35.4 / 36.6
SE 0.294
33.2
CI 32.6 / 33.7
SE 0.281
30.5
CI 30.0 / 31.1
SE 0.270
26.4
CI 25.9 / 26.9
SE 0.249
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
11.4
CI 11.3 / 11.6
SE 0.077
11.1
CI 11.0 / 11.3
SE 0.076
11.6
CI 11.5 / 11.8
SE 0.078
12.3
CI 12.2 / 12.5
SE 0.080
12.2
CI 12.1 / 12.4
SE 0.079
12.1
CI 12.0 / 12.3
SE 0.079
11.9
CI 11.8 / 12.1
SE 0.078
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
6.1
CI 5.5 / 6.9
SE 0.347
6.6
CI 6.0 / 7.4
SE 0.356
7.1
CI 6.4 / 7.8
SE 0.353
7.9
CI 7.2 / 8.7
SE 0.367
8.0
CI 7.3 / 8.8
SE 0.367
7.5
CI 6.9 / 8.2
SE 0.345
7.5
CI 6.9 / 8.2
SE 0.341

Firearm-related deaths by Age group, 2018-2024 †
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<18 years
2.4
CI 2.2 / 2.5
SE 0.057
2.4
CI 2.3 / 2.5
SE 0.057
3.1
CI 3.0 / 3.3
SE 0.066
3.5
CI 3.4 / 3.7
SE 0.069
3.5
CI 3.4 / 3.6
SE 0.070
3.5
CI 3.4 / 3.7
SE 0.070
3.0
CI 2.9 / 3.2
SE 0.065
0-4 years
0.5
CI 0.4 / 0.6
SE 0.050
0.4
CI 0.4 / 0.5
SE 0.047
0.7
CI 0.6 / 0.8
SE 0.060
0.8
CI 0.7 / 1.0
SE 0.066
0.8
CI 0.7 / 1.0
SE 0.067
0.7
CI 0.6 / 0.9
SE 0.062
0.7
CI 0.6 / 0.8
SE 0.062
5-11 years
0.4
CI 0.3 / 0.5
SE 0.038
0.5
CI 0.4 / 0.6
SE 0.041
0.7
CI 0.6 / 0.8
SE 0.051
0.7
CI 0.6 / 0.8
SE 0.051
0.7
CI 0.6 / 0.8
SE 0.050
0.7
CI 0.6 / 0.8
SE 0.048
0.5
CI 0.4 / 0.6
SE 0.042
12-17 years
6.1
CI 5.8 / 6.4
SE 0.156
6.0
CI 5.7 / 6.3
SE 0.155
7.7
CI 7.4 / 8.1
SE 0.175
8.5
CI 8.2 / 8.9
SE 0.180
8.5
CI 8.1 / 8.8
SE 0.181
8.7
CI 8.3 / 9.1
SE 0.183
7.5
CI 7.2 / 7.8
SE 0.170
18-44 years
17.3
CI 17.1 / 17.6
SE 0.121
17.5
CI 17.3 / 17.7
SE 0.122
21.5
CI 21.2 / 21.7
SE 0.135
23.1
CI 22.8 / 23.4
SE 0.139
21.5
CI 21.3 / 21.8
SE 0.134
20.4
CI 20.2 / 20.7
SE 0.130
18.3
CI 18.1 / 18.6
SE 0.122
18-24 years
20.4
CI 19.9 / 20.9
SE 0.259
20.6
CI 20.1 / 21.1
SE 0.261
26.4
CI 25.8 / 27.0
SE 0.296
27.8
CI 27.2 / 28.4
SE 0.304
24.3
CI 23.7 / 24.8
SE 0.278
23.2
CI 22.7 / 23.8
SE 0.276
20.4
CI 19.9 / 20.9
SE 0.255
25-44 years
16.2
CI 16.0 / 16.5
SE 0.137
16.4
CI 16.2 / 16.7
SE 0.137
19.8
CI 19.5 / 20.1
SE 0.150
21.5
CI 21.2 / 21.8
SE 0.156
20.6
CI 20.3 / 20.9
SE 0.152
19.5
CI 19.2 / 19.8
SE 0.147
17.6
CI 17.4 / 17.9
SE 0.138
45-64 years
12.7
CI 12.5 / 13.0
SE 0.123
12.5
CI 12.2 / 12.7
SE 0.122
12.6
CI 12.3 / 12.8
SE 0.123
13.3
CI 13.0 / 13.5
SE 0.126
14.1
CI 13.8 / 14.3
SE 0.131
13.9
CI 13.6 / 14.1
SE 0.130
13.8
CI 13.6 / 14.1
SE 0.129
45-54 years
12.8
CI 12.4 / 13.1
SE 0.175
12.7
CI 12.3 / 13.0
SE 0.176
13.3
CI 13.0 / 13.7
SE 0.182
14.5
CI 14.1 / 14.9
SE 0.189
14.8
CI 14.4 / 15.2
SE 0.191
14.5
CI 14.2 / 14.9
SE 0.190
14.5
CI 14.1 / 14.8
SE 0.188
55-64 years
12.7
CI 12.3 / 13.0
SE 0.173
12.3
CI 12.0 / 12.6
SE 0.170
11.8
CI 11.5 / 12.2
SE 0.167
12.1
CI 11.8 / 12.5
SE 0.168
13.4
CI 13.0 / 13.7
SE 0.178
13.2
CI 12.9 / 13.6
SE 0.178
13.2
CI 12.8 / 13.5
SE 0.178
65 years and over
13.3
CI 13.0 / 13.6
SE 0.159
12.9
CI 12.6 / 13.2
SE 0.154
12.8
CI 12.5 / 13.1
SE 0.152
13.7
CI 13.4 / 14.0
SE 0.157
14.0
CI 13.7 / 14.3
SE 0.156
13.7
CI 13.4 / 14.0
SE 0.152
13.4
CI 13.2 / 13.7
SE 0.148
65-74 years
12.0
CI 11.6 / 12.4
SE 0.198
11.1
CI 10.8 / 11.5
SE 0.188
10.9
CI 10.5 / 11.2
SE 0.183
11.7
CI 11.3 / 12.0
SE 0.186
11.9
CI 11.6 / 12.3
SE 0.188
11.8
CI 11.5 / 12.2
SE 0.185
11.4
CI 11.1 / 11.8
SE 0.180
75-84 years
15.4
CI 14.7 / 16.0
SE 0.316
15.0
CI 14.4 / 15.6
SE 0.307
15.3
CI 14.7 / 15.9
SE 0.305
16.2
CI 15.6 / 16.8
SE 0.316
16.5
CI 15.9 / 17.1
SE 0.307
15.9
CI 15.3 / 16.5
SE 0.294
15.8
CI 15.3 / 16.4
SE 0.286
85 years and over
14.7
CI 13.8 / 15.7
SE 0.474
16.1
CI 15.1 / 17.1
SE 0.493
16.2
CI 15.3 / 17.2
SE 0.494
18.3
CI 17.3 / 19.4
SE 0.554
18.5
CI 17.4 / 19.5
SE 0.533
17.7
CI 16.7 / 18.8
SE 0.534
17.4
CI 16.4 / 18.4
SE 0.519

Firearm-related deaths by Educational attainment (25-64 years), 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Educational attainment (25-64 years)
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Firearm-related deaths by Family income, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Firearm-related deaths by Health insurance status, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Firearm-related deaths by Geographic location, 2018-2024 *  1
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
11.3
CI 11.2 / 11.5
SE 0.064
11.3
CI 11.2 / 11.4
SE 0.064
13.1
CI 12.9 / 13.2
SE 0.069
14.1
CI 13.9 / 14.2
SE 0.071
DNA
DNA
DNA
Non-metropolitan
15.4
CI 15.0 / 15.8
SE 0.188
15.4
CI 15.0 / 15.8
SE 0.189
16.9
CI 16.5 / 17.3
SE 0.199
18.2
CI 17.8 / 18.6
SE 0.206
DNA
DNA
DNA

Firearm-related deaths by Marital status (25 years and over), 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Marital status (25 years and over)
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Firearm-related deaths by Country of birth, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Country of birth
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Firearm-related deaths by Veteran status, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Firearm-related deaths by Disability status, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Firearm-related deaths by Sexual orientation, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Sexual orientation
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Firearm-related deaths by Gender identity, 2018-2024 *
(firearm-related deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gender identity
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Disparity