Firearm Suicide and Firearm Homicide Mortality Rates, by State and Assault Weapons Ban Policy Check Policy, United States (1999-2017)

Graph Prepared By: Isaac H. Michaels, MPH
Death Data Source: CDC WONDER
State Policy Data Source: www.statefirearmlaws.org

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Suppression

To protect individual confidentiality, mortality rates are not displayed when when they are based on fewer than ten deaths.

Definitions

• Firearm suicide: Underlying cause of death ICD-10 codes X72, X73, X74.
  
• Firearm homicide: Underlying cause of death ICD-10 codes X93, X94, X95.
  
• Assault weapons ban policies: Ban on sale of assault weapons beyond just assault pistols. Law bans the sale of both assault pistols and other assault weapons.