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

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.

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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