A recently released report highlights the statistics regarding firearm-related deaths and suicide among different demographics throughout the country.
According to the data from this report, which got its information from the CDC WONDER database, between 2018 and 2024, 57 percent of all firearm-related deaths were suicides. Among white Americans, 83 percent of gun deaths are suicides, compared to 38 percent among Hispanics and 17 percent among black Americans.
The CDC WONDER database provides comprehensive data on mortality by various causes, including firearm-related deaths. The information compiled in the report by the Burning Platform was cross-referenced with other "reputable sources, such as academic studies, government reports, and independent research publications."
The analysis of the information included provisional data for 2023 and 2024 and incorporated demographic breakdowns by race, gender, and age to provide a holistic understanding of trends in firearm-related suicides. All findings are current as of November 2024.
Before 2021, suicides accounted for over 60 percent of all firearm-related deaths. Beginning in 2021, firearm homicides began to rise, reaching the proportion of suicide-related gun deaths to between 50 percent and 58 percent. As noted in the report, "This shift may be attributed to various social and economic factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, increased societal stress, and potential changes in gun ownership or accessibility."
The data showed that in 2023, 83 percent of all deaths among white Americans were suicides, compared to 67 percent among Asians, 46 percent among Native Americans, 38 percent among Hispanics, and 17 percent among black Americans. The data also showed that black Americans were more likely to be murdered than commit suicide, with 79 percent of all firearm deaths being homicides, followed by 56 percent among Hispanics.
The data showed that white Americans are more likely to commit suicide with a firearm, while all other racial groups are predominantly affected by homicide-related gun deaths. As noted in the report, "These differences may reflect varying social, economic, and environmental factors, such as access to firearms, mental health resources, and exposure to violence."
The data showed that suicide accounts for more than half of all gun deaths across all age groups in the United States. Among Americans 65 and older, 94 percent of firearm deaths are attributed to suicide - the highest percentage of any age group. Children aged five to 14 have the lowest percentage of suicide-related gun deaths, at 54 percent.
Individuals aged 15 to 34, 75 percent of firearm deaths are due to suicide. That percentage steadily increased with age as noted here: 81 percent of firearm deaths among those aged 45 to 54 are suicides, rising to 87 percent for individuals aged 55 to 64. The report concludes by saying, "These trends suggest that older Americans are particularly inclined toward suicide involving firearms, potentially due to factors such as social isolation, declining health, and increased access to firearms in later life.
By contrast, younger individuals experience a broader distribution of gun-related deaths, including homicides and accidents, alongside suicides."
According to the data from this report, which got its information from the CDC WONDER database, between 2018 and 2024, 57 percent of all firearm-related deaths were suicides. Among white Americans, 83 percent of gun deaths are suicides, compared to 38 percent among Hispanics and 17 percent among black Americans.
The CDC WONDER database provides comprehensive data on mortality by various causes, including firearm-related deaths. The information compiled in the report by the Burning Platform was cross-referenced with other "reputable sources, such as academic studies, government reports, and independent research publications."
The analysis of the information included provisional data for 2023 and 2024 and incorporated demographic breakdowns by race, gender, and age to provide a holistic understanding of trends in firearm-related suicides. All findings are current as of November 2024.
Before 2021, suicides accounted for over 60 percent of all firearm-related deaths. Beginning in 2021, firearm homicides began to rise, reaching the proportion of suicide-related gun deaths to between 50 percent and 58 percent. As noted in the report, "This shift may be attributed to various social and economic factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, increased societal stress, and potential changes in gun ownership or accessibility."
The data showed that in 2023, 83 percent of all deaths among white Americans were suicides, compared to 67 percent among Asians, 46 percent among Native Americans, 38 percent among Hispanics, and 17 percent among black Americans. The data also showed that black Americans were more likely to be murdered than commit suicide, with 79 percent of all firearm deaths being homicides, followed by 56 percent among Hispanics.
The data showed that white Americans are more likely to commit suicide with a firearm, while all other racial groups are predominantly affected by homicide-related gun deaths. As noted in the report, "These differences may reflect varying social, economic, and environmental factors, such as access to firearms, mental health resources, and exposure to violence."
The data showed that suicide accounts for more than half of all gun deaths across all age groups in the United States. Among Americans 65 and older, 94 percent of firearm deaths are attributed to suicide - the highest percentage of any age group. Children aged five to 14 have the lowest percentage of suicide-related gun deaths, at 54 percent.
Individuals aged 15 to 34, 75 percent of firearm deaths are due to suicide. That percentage steadily increased with age as noted here: 81 percent of firearm deaths among those aged 45 to 54 are suicides, rising to 87 percent for individuals aged 55 to 64. The report concludes by saying, "These trends suggest that older Americans are particularly inclined toward suicide involving firearms, potentially due to factors such as social isolation, declining health, and increased access to firearms in later life.
By contrast, younger individuals experience a broader distribution of gun-related deaths, including homicides and accidents, alongside suicides."
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Comments
2024-12-11T18:42-0500 | Comment by: Dennis
The Anti-Gun people never listen. We have a Criminal and Mental Health problem in this country. Our people have become so weak because they are protected from almost everything by parents and a socialist-controling government. Soft on Crime, lacking of Fortitude.
2024-12-11T18:44-0500 | Comment by: arthur
I had to go back and re read this just to make sure, but am calling BS on this data. Considering the vast amount of gun deaths due to gang activity, armed robbery, home invasions, drive by's, and other gun violence, there is no way you are going to convince me that this is actually the truth. No way in heck. The CDC has been proven over the years to be far from a trustworthy source to start with, so not going to start trusting them now. I have seen other reports over the last few years that give other data that say and show quite a different and much more believable picture.