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Deaths by Firearms, 1979–2003

(per 100,000 population in specified group)

	All races¹		White		Black
Year	Number of deaths	Death rate²	Number of deaths	Death rate²	Number of deaths	Death rate²
1979	33,019	14.7	24,234	12.5	8,304	31.6
1980	33,780	14.9	24,849	12.8	8,505	31.9
1981	34,050	14.8	25,237	12.8	8,324	30.7
1982	32,957	14.2	25,071	12.7	7,415	27.0
1983	31,099	13.3	24,038	12.1	6,589	23.6
1984	31,331	13.3	24,419	12.2	6,449	22.9
1985	31,566	13.3	24,507	12.1	6,565	23.0
1986	33,373	13.9	25,339	12.5	7,494	25.9
1987	32,895	13.6	24,789	12.1	7,586	25.9
1988	33,989	13.9	24,892	12.1	8,475	28.5
1989	34,776	14.1	25,023	12.1	9,077	30.1
1990	37,155	14.9	26,299	12.6	10,175	33.4
1991	38,317	15.2	26,455	12.5	11,025	35.4
1992	37,776	14.8	26,120	12.3	10,906	34.5
1993	39,595	15.4	26,948	12.5	11,763	36.6
1994	38,505	14.8	26,403	12.2	11,223	34.4
1995	35,957	13.7	25,438	11.7	9,643	29.1
1996	34,040	12.8	24,114	11.0	9,175	27.4
1997	32,436	12.1	23,270	10.5	8,389	24.7
1998	30,708	11.4	22,480	10.1	7,503	21.8
1999	28,874	10.6	21,143	9.4	7,017	20.1
2000	28,663	10.4	20,945	9.3	7,054	20.0
2001	29,573	10.4	21,760	9.4	7,184	19.3
2002	30,242	10.5	21,902	9.3	7,623	20.2
2003	30,136	10.4	21,763	9.2	7,659	20.1

1. Includes races other than black or white.

2. On an annual basis, per 100,000 population in specified group.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 54, no. 13, Apr. 19, 2006.

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