Gun-related violence and mortality continue to pose significant challenges worldwide, stirring conversations about public health, safety, firearms legislation, and human rights. Recent data suggest there is a stark variation in gun death numbers from country to country, pointing to a complex web of influencing factors, including socio-economic conditions, cultural factors, and firearms regulation policies. The United States, despite being a developed nation, reports alarmingly high numbers of gun deaths compared to many other countries. However, in sheer numbers, Brazil outpaces the US, with the highest number of total gun-related deaths globally. Key findings from the recent data include:
The countries with the highest number of gun deaths are Brazil, United States, Mexico, India, Colombia, Venezuela, Philippines, Guatemala, Nigeria, and Iraq. Topping the list, Brazil has the highest number of gun deaths with a staggering 49,437 total fatalities. The United States ranks second with a total gun death count of 37,040. Mexico follows closely behind with 22,118 total deaths due to firearms. India reports 14,712 total gun deaths while Colombia has 13,171 gun-related fatalities. Venezuela is sixth on the list with 10,599 total firearm fatalities. The Philippines experienced a total of 9,268 gun deaths. Guatemala, Nigeria, and Iraq cite gun fatalities of 5,982, 5,103, and 4,424 respectively. 10 Countries with the Highest Gun Deaths:
It is worth noting that various countries feature significantly lower numbers in terms of total gun deaths. With statistics at hand, we can identify the ten countries with the lowest total gun deaths. Each of these countries reported only 1 or 2 gun-related death(s) over the given period. 10 Lowest total gun deaths:
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
620
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
70
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
254
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1
#188
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1
#191
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
417
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
6
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
3,309
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
50
#135
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
241
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
237
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
55
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
82
#119
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
9
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,580
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
15
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
108
#105
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
228
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
82
#118
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
424
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1
#190
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
4
#174
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
452
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
37
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
120
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
49,437
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1
#193
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
121
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
992
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
222
#84
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
200
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
589
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
875
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
188
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
623
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
503
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,126
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
13,171
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
30
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
420
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
98
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
78
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
19
#156
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,325
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
64
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
51
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
3
#177
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,526
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,127
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
816
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2,313
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
15
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
354
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
16
#158
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
64
#127
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
3,712
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2
#184
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
161
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2,098
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
28
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
30
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
103
#107
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,020
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
478
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
148
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
11
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2
#182
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
4
#171
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
5,982
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
477
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
87
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
92
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,975
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2,091
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
56
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
4
#173
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
14,712
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
440
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
873
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
4,424
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
29
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
201
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
797
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,017
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
397
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
101
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
195
#90
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
209
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2,098
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1
#192
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
18
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
46
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
192
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
25
#153
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
82
#120
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
182
#94
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
93
#110
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
70
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
28
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
8
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
447
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
318
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
179
#95
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2
#183
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,105
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
5
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1
#187
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
89
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
4
#175
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
22,118
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
3
#178
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
22
#154
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1
#186
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
30
#146
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
28
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
659
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
991
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
366
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
105
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
192
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
85
#117
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
48
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
226
#83
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
778
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
5,103
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
93
#111
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
46
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1
#189
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
77
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
4
#176
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2,949
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
266
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
460
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
141
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
625
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
879
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
9,268
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
112
#104
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
211
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
683
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
7
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
90
#113
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
31
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2,480
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
251
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
9
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
20
#155
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
13
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
3
#179
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1
#185
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
4
#172
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
534
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
241
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
299
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2
#181
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
158
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
3
#180
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
75
#124
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
36
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
27
#152
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,313
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
3,610
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
44
#139
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
295
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
303
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
311
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
450
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
28
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
152
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
239
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
51
#134
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
39
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,684
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2,804
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
13
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
269
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
221
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
79
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
2,232
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
57
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
1,108
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
917
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
89
#115
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
162
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
37,040
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
382
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
58
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
5
#169
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
10,599
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
507
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
472
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
742
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Total Gun Deaths
253
#76
Region ↕ | Total Gun Deaths ↕ |
---|---|
Afghanistan | 620 |
Albania | 70 |
Algeria | 254 |
American Samoa | 1 |
Andorra | 1 |
Angola | 417 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 6 |
Argentina | 3,309 |
Armenia | 50 |
Australia | 241 |
Austria | 237 |
Azerbaijan | 55 |
Bahamas | 82 |
Bahrain | 9 |
Bangladesh | 1,580 |
Barbados | 15 |
Belarus | 108 |
Belgium | 228 |
Belize | 82 |
Benin | 424 |
Bermuda | 1 |
Bhutan | 4 |
Bolivia | 452 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37 |
Botswana | 120 |
Brazil | 49,437 |
Brunei | 1 |
Bulgaria | 121 |
Burkina Faso | 992 |
Burundi | 222 |
Cambodia | 200 |
Cameroon | 589 |
Canada | 875 |
Central African Republic | 188 |
Chad | 623 |
Chile | 503 |
China | 1,126 |
Colombia | 13,171 |
Comoros | 30 |
Costa Rica | 420 |
Croatia | 98 |
Cuba | 78 |
Cyprus | 19 |
DR Congo | 1,325 |
Denmark | 64 |
Djibouti | 51 |
Dominica | 3 |
Dominican Republic | 1,526 |
Ecuador | 1,127 |
Egypt | 816 |
El Salvador | 2,313 |
Equatorial Guinea | 15 |
Eritrea | 354 |
Estonia | 16 |
Eswatini | 64 |
Ethiopia | 3,712 |
Fiji | 2 |
Finland | 161 |
France | 2,098 |
Gabon | 28 |
Gambia | 30 |
Georgia | 103 |
Germany | 1,020 |
Ghana | 478 |
Greece | 148 |
Greenland | 11 |
Grenada | 2 |
Guam | 4 |
Guatemala | 5,982 |
Guinea | 477 |
Guinea Bissau | 87 |
Guyana | 92 |
Haiti | 1,975 |
Honduras | 2,091 |
Hungary | 56 |
Iceland | 4 |
India | 14,712 |
Indonesia | 440 |
Iran | 873 |
Iraq | 4,424 |
Ireland | 29 |
Israel | 201 |
Italy | 797 |
Ivory Coast | 1,017 |
Jamaica | 397 |
Japan | 101 |
Jordan | 195 |
Kazakhstan | 209 |
Kenya | 2,098 |
Kiribati | 1 |
Kuwait | 18 |
Kyrgyzstan | 46 |
Laos | 192 |
Latvia | 25 |
Lebanon | 82 |
Lesotho | 182 |
Liberia | 93 |
Libya | 70 |
Lithuania | 28 |
Luxembourg | 8 |
Madagascar | 447 |
Malawi | 318 |
Malaysia | 179 |
Maldives | 2 |
Mali | 1,105 |
Malta | 5 |
Marshall Islands | 1 |
Mauritania | 89 |
Mauritius | 4 |
Mexico | 22,118 |
Micronesia | 3 |
Moldova | 22 |
Monaco | 1 |
Mongolia | 30 |
Montenegro | 28 |
Morocco | 659 |
Mozambique | 991 |
Myanmar | 366 |
Namibia | 105 |
Nepal | 192 |
Netherlands | 85 |
New Zealand | 48 |
Nicaragua | 226 |
Niger | 778 |
Nigeria | 5,103 |
North Korea | 93 |
North Macedonia | 46 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 1 |
Norway | 77 |
Oman | 4 |
Pakistan | 2,949 |
Palestine | 266 |
Panama | 460 |
Papua New Guinea | 141 |
Paraguay | 625 |
Peru | 879 |
Philippines | 9,268 |
Poland | 112 |
Portugal | 211 |
Puerto Rico | 683 |
Qatar | 7 |
Republic of the Congo | 90 |
Romania | 31 |
Russia | 2,480 |
Rwanda | 251 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 |
Saint Lucia | 20 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 |
Samoa | 3 |
San Marino | 1 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 4 |
Saudi Arabia | 534 |
Senegal | 241 |
Serbia | 299 |
Seychelles | 2 |
Sierra Leone | 158 |
Singapore | 3 |
Slovakia | 75 |
Slovenia | 36 |
Solomon Islands | 27 |
Somalia | 1,313 |
South Africa | 3,610 |
South Korea | 44 |
South Sudan | 295 |
Spain | 303 |
Sri Lanka | 311 |
Sudan | 450 |
Suriname | 28 |
Sweden | 152 |
Switzerland | 239 |
Taiwan | 51 |
Tajikistan | 39 |
Tanzania | 1,684 |
Thailand | 2,804 |
Timor Leste | 13 |
Togo | 269 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 221 |
Tunisia | 79 |
Turkey | 2,232 |
Turkmenistan | 57 |
Uganda | 1,108 |
Ukraine | 917 |
United Arab Emirates | 89 |
United Kingdom | 162 |
United States | 37,040 |
Uruguay | 382 |
Uzbekistan | 58 |
Vanuatu | 5 |
Venezuela | 10,599 |
Vietnam | 507 |
Yemen | 472 |
Zambia | 742 |
Zimbabwe | 253 |