And although Chile is the lowest, its 3X the rate of Canada and 92X the rate of the UK.
But for comparison, the gun death rate in the US is 46.68 per million!
The data for this map comes from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and is from 2021 for all ages and both sexes.
You can see the data for each cause below:
- Physical violence by firearm: Being shot and killed and someone else
- Unintentional firearm injuries: Being accidentally killed by a gun
- Self-harm by firearm: Suicide
All of them are rates per million people.
| Country | Physical violence by firearm | Unintentional firearm injuries | Self-harm by firearm | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 24.57 | 6.85 | 19.55 | 50.97 |
| Bolivia | 24.23 | 7.50 | 3.31 | 35.04 |
| Brazil | 176.10 | 3.60 | 6.58 | 186.27 |
| Chile | 12.63 | 5.93 | 4.69 | 23.25 |
| Colombia | 204.20 | 1.82 | 7.02 | 213.04 |
| Ecuador | 40.91 | 1.12 | 3.48 | 45.51 |
| Paraguay | 71.96 | 3.40 | 9.26 | 84.63 |
| Peru | 15.67 | 7.85 | 1.10 | 24.63 |
| Uruguay | 42.19 | 21.18 | 45.72 | 109.09 |
| Venezuela | 402.58 | 35.41 | 29.47 | 467.46 |
Also see: Gun Deaths By Country In Europe and Gun Deaths In North & Central America
Why do you think South America has such high rates relative to Europe?
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