QuickStats: Percentage of Suicides and Homicides Involving a Firearm Among Persons Aged ≥10 Years, by Age Group — United States, 2022

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In 2022, among persons aged ≥10 years, the percentage of suicide deaths involving a firearm was lowest among persons aged 25–44 years (47.4%) and highest among persons aged ≥65 years (70.6%).
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Authors: Matthew Garnett, MPH, and Sally Curtin, MA

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Grouped bar chart showing the percentage of deaths due to suicide and homicide by age group.
Grouped bar chart showing the percentage of deaths due to suicide and homicide by age group.

In 2022, among persons aged ≥10 years, the percentage of suicide deaths involving a firearm was lowest among persons aged 25–44 years (47.4%) and highest among persons aged ≥65 years (70.6%).

The percentage of homicide deaths that involved a firearm was highest among persons aged 10–24 years and then decreased with age, from 92.2% among those aged 10–24 years to 44.5% among those aged ≥65 years.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7337a3.htm

Supplementary Table: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/160513

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm.

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