This statistic shows the number of male deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by ethnicity. In 2016, there were 17.8 white male deaths per 100,000 resident population in the U.S., compared to 39.6 deaths per 100,000 population among black or African American males.
Male deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by ethnicity*
* The race groups, white, black, Asian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native, include persons of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin. Persons of
Hispanic origin may be of any race. Death rates for Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Asian or Pacific Islander persons should be interpreted with
caution because of inconsistencies in reporting Hispanic origin or race on the death certificate (death rate numerators) compared with population figures (death rate
denominators). The net effect of misclassification is an underestimation of deaths and death rates for races other than white and black
Starting with 1999 data, cause of death is coded according to ICD–10.
Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population. Prior to 2001, age-adjusted rates were calculated using standard million proportions based
on rounded population numbers. Starting with 2001 data, unrounded population numbers are used to calculate age-adjusted rates.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Male deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186964/male-deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-ethnicity-since-1970/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Male deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by ethnicity*." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186964/male-deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-ethnicity-since-1970/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Male deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186964/male-deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-ethnicity-since-1970/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Male Deaths by Firearm-related Injuries per 100,000 Resident Population in The U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186964/male-deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-ethnicity-since-1970/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Male deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186964/male-deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-ethnicity-since-1970/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Male deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by ethnicity* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186964/male-deaths-by-firearm-related-injuries-in-the-us-by-ethnicity-since-1970/
