1 | Country/Territory | ISO code | Source | % of homicides by firearm | Number of homicides by firearm | Homicide by firearm rate per 100,000 pop | Rank by rate of ownership | Average firearms per 100 people | Average total all civilian firearms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Albania | AL | CTS | 65.9 | 56 | 1.76 | 70 | 8.6 | 270000 |
3 | Algeria | DZ | CTS | 4.8 | 20 | 0.06 | 78 | 7.6 | 1900000 |
4 | Angola | AO | 34 | 17.3 | 2800000 | ||||
5 | Anguilla | AI | WHO-MDB | 24 | 1 | 7.14 | |||
6 | Argentina | AR | Ministry of Justice | 52 | 1198 | 3.02 | 62 | 10.2 | 3950000 |
7 | Armenia | AM | CTS | 13 | 9 | 0.29 | 52 | 12.5 | 380000 |
8 | Australia | AU | NSO | 11.5 | 30 | 0.14 | 42 | 15 | 3050000 |
9 | Austria | AT | CTS | 29.5 | 18 | 0.22 | 14 | 30.4 | 2500000 |
10 | Azerbaijan | AZ | CTS | 6.5 | 11 | 0.12 | 115 | 3.5 | 290000 |
11 | Bahamas | BS | CTS | 61.2 | 52 | 15.37 | 98 | 5.3 | 17000 |
12 | Bahrain | BH | CTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24.8 | 180000 |
13 | Bangladesh | BD | National police | 43.6 | 1456 | 1.12 | 169 | 0.5 | 700000 |
14 | Barbados | BB | CTS | 40 | 8 | 2.99 | 76 | 7.8 | 21000 |
15 | Belarus | BY | CTS | 2.5 | 12 | 0.12 | 79 | 7.3 | 710000 |
16 | Belgium | BE | WHO-MDB | 39.5 | 70 | 0.68 | 34 | 17.2 | 1800000 |
17 | Belize | BZ | National police | 52.3 | 68 | 21.82 | 62 | 10 | 29000 |
18 | Benin | BJ | 137 | 1.4 | 120000 | ||||
19 | Bermuda | BM | CTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
20 | Bhutan | BT | 115 | 3.5 | 22000 | ||||
21 | Bolivia | BO | 119 | 2.8 | 260000 | ||||
22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | CTS | 24.7 | 18 | 0.48 | 34 | 17.3 | 675000 |
23 | Botswana | BW | 102 | 4.9 | 87000 | ||||
24 | Brazil | BR | Ministry of Health | 70.8 | 34678 | 18.1 | 75 | 8 | 14840000 |
25 | Brunei | BN | CTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 1.4 | 5400 |
26 | Bulgaria | BG | CTS | 29.7 | 51 | 0.67 | 88 | 6.2 | 480000 |
27 | Burkina Faso | BF | 149 | 1.1 | 148000 | ||||
28 | Burundi | BI | 145 | 1.2 | 200000 | ||||
29 | Cambodia | KH | NGO | 36.7 | 187 | 1.44 | 109 | 4.3 | 600000 |
30 | Cameroon | CM | 119 | 2.8 | 340000 | ||||
31 | Canada | CA | CTS | 32 | 173 | 0.51 | 13 | 30.8 | 9950000 |
32 | Cape Verde | CV | 96 | 5.4 | 9500 | ||||
33 | Central African Republic | CF | 153 | 1 | 40000 | ||||
34 | Chad | TD | 149 | 1.1 | 109000 | ||||
35 | Chile | CL | WHO-MDB | 37.3 | 353 | 2.16 | 59 | 10.7 | 1750000 |
36 | China | CN | 102 | 4.9 | 40000000 | ||||
37 | Colombia | CO | National police | 81.1 | 12539 | 27.09 | 91 | 5.9 | 2700000 |
38 | Comoros | KM | 127 | 1.8 | 11000 | ||||
39 | Congo | CG | 122 | 2.7 | 100000 | ||||
40 | Congo, Dem Rep | CD | UN-PKO | 33.2 | 248 | 1.56 | 137 | 1.4 | 800000 |
41 | Costa Rica | CR | CTS | 57.3 | 201 | 4.59 | 64 | 9.9 | 430000 |
42 | C™te d«Ivoire | CI | 124 | 2.4 | 400000 | ||||
43 | Croatia | HR | CTS | 34.7 | 17 | 0.39 | 26 | 21.7 | 950000 |
44 | Cuba | CU | WHO-MDB | 4.4 | 27 | 0.24 | 104 | 4.8 | 545000 |
45 | Cyprus | CY | CTS | 26.3 | 5 | 0.46 | 6 | 36.4 | 275000 |
46 | Czech Republic | CZ | CTS | 11 | 20 | 0.19 | 38 | 16.3 | 1600000 |
47 | Denmark | DK | CTS | 31.9 | 15 | 0.27 | 54 | 12 | 650000 |
48 | Djibouti | DJ | 119 | 2.8 | 22000 | ||||
49 | Dominican Republic | DO | SES/National police | 65.5 | 1618 | 16.3 | 99 | 5.1 | 450000 |
50 | East Timor | TL | 177 | 0.3 | 3000 | ||||
51 | Ecuador | EC | CTS/SES | 68.7 | 1790 | 12.73 | 142 | 1.3 | 370000 |
52 | Egypt | EG | CTS | 69.1 | 453 | 0.57 | 115 | 3.5 | 1900000 |
53 | El Salvador | SV | CTS/OCAVI | 76.9 | 2446 | 39.9 | 92 | 5.8 | 400000 |
54 | England and Wales | 1 | CTS/NSO | 6.6 | 41 | 0.07 | 88 | 6.2 | 3400000 |
55 | Equatorial Guinea | GQ | 29 | 19.9 | 100000 | ||||
56 | Eritrea | ER | 169 | 0.5 | 20000 | ||||
57 | Estonia | EE | WHO-MDB | 3.9 | 3 | 0.24 | 65 | 9.2 | 123000 |
58 | Ethiopia | ET | 174 | 0.4 | 320000 | ||||
59 | Fiji | FJ | 169 | 0.5 | 4000 | ||||
60 | Finland | FI | CTS | 19.8 | 24 | 0.45 | 4 | 45.3 | 2400000 |
61 | France | FR | WHO-MDB | 9.6 | 35 | 0.06 | 12 | 31.2 | 19000000 |
62 | Gabon | GA | 46 | 14 | 190000 | ||||
63 | Gambia | GM | 157 | 0.8 | 123000 | ||||
64 | Georgia | GE | CTS | 13.3 | 24 | 0.55 | 79 | 7.3 | 330000 |
65 | Germany | DE | CTS/National police | 26.3 | 158 | 0.19 | 15 | 30.3 | 25000000 |
66 | Ghana | GH | 174 | 0.4 | 80000 | ||||
67 | Greece | GR | WHO-MDB | 34.9 | 29 | 0.26 | 23 | 22.5 | 2500000 |
68 | Grenada | GD | CTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
69 | Guatemala | GT | CTS/National police | 84 | 5009 | 34.81 | 49 | 13.1 | 1650000 |
70 | Guinea | GN | 145 | 1.2 | 110000 | ||||
71 | Guinea-Bissau | GW | 129 | 1.6 | 25000 | ||||
72 | Guyana | GY | WHO-MDB | 61.3 | 85 | 11.46 | 45 | 14.6 | 110000 |
73 | Haiti | HT | 164 | 0.6 | 190000 | ||||
74 | Honduras | HN | National police/OCAVI | 83.4 | 5201 | 68.43 | 88 | 6.2 | 500000 |
75 | Hong Kong | HK | CTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
76 | Hungary | HU | CTS | 5 | 7 | 0.07 | 93 | 5.5 | 560000 |
77 | Iceland | IS | CTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 30.3 | 90000 |
78 | India | IN | CTS | 7.6 | 3093 | 0.26 | 110 | 4.2 | 46000000 |
79 | Indonesia | ID | 169 | 0.5 | 1000000 | ||||
80 | Iran | IR | 79 | 7.3 | 3500000 | ||||
81 | Iraq | IQ | 8 | 34.2 | 9750000 | ||||
82 | Ireland | IE | CTS | 42 | 21 | 0.48 | 70 | 8.6 | 360000 |
83 | Israel | IL | WHO-MDB | 11.7 | 6 | 0.09 | 79 | 7.3 | 500000 |
84 | Italy | IT | NSO | 66.7 | 417 | 0.71 | 55 | 11.9 | 7000000 |
85 | Jamaica | JM | CTS/National police | 75.6 | 1080 | 39.4 | 74 | 8.1 | 215000 |
86 | Japan | JP | WHO-MDB | 1.8 | 11 | 0.01 | 164 | 0.6 | 710000 |
87 | Jordan | JO | CTS | 38.8 | 26 | 0.49 | 58 | 11.5 | 630000 |
88 | Kazakhstan | KZ | CTS | 12.5 | 210 | 1.34 | 142 | 1.3 | 200000 |
89 | Kenya | KE | 86 | 6.4 | 740000 | ||||
90 | Korea, North | KP | 164 | 0.6 | 130000 | ||||
91 | Korea, South | KR | WHO-MDB | 1.7 | 14 | 0.03 | 149 | 1.1 | 510000 |
92 | Kosovo | XK | 30 | 19.5 | 415000 | ||||
93 | Kuwait | KW | 18 | 24.8 | 630000 | ||||
94 | Kyrgyzstan | KG | CTS | 8.3 | 28 | 0.54 | 156 | 0.9 | 45000 |
95 | Laos | LA | 145 | 1.2 | 71000 | ||||
96 | Latvia | LV | CTS | 4.6 | 5 | 0.22 | 32 | 19 | 280000 |
97 | Lebanon | LB | National police | 36.5 | 31 | 0.76 | 28 | 21 | 750000 |
98 | Lesotho | LS | 122 | 2.7 | 47000 | ||||
99 | Liberia | LR | UN-PKO | 13.2 | 17 | 0.43 | 129 | 1.6 | 51000 |
100 | Libya | LY | 40 | 15.5 | 900000 | ||||
101 | Liechtenstein | LI | CTS | 100 | 1 | 2.82 | |||
102 | Lithuania | LT | CTS | 2.5 | 6 | 0.18 | 160 | 0.7 | 135000 |
103 | Luxembourg | LU | CTS | 42.9 | 3 | 0.62 | 41 | 15.3 | 70000 |
104 | Macedonia | MK | CTS/Ministry of Interior | 62.5 | 25 | 1.21 | 20 | 24.1 | 490000 |
105 | Madagascar | MG | 157 | 0.8 | 150000 | ||||
106 | Malawi | MW | 160 | 0.7 | 92000 | ||||
107 | Malaysia | MY | WHO-MDB | 13.4 | 64 | 0.24 | 133 | 1.5 | 370000 |
108 | Maldives | MV | CTS | 62.5 | 5 | 1.63 | 85 | 6.5 | 21000 |
109 | Mali | ML | 149 | 1.1 | 143000 | ||||
110 | Malta | MT | CTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 11.9 | 48000 |
111 | Mauritania | MR | 129 | 1.6 | 50000 | ||||
112 | Mauritius | MU | CTS | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | 44 | 14.7 | 180000 |
113 | Mexico | MX | NSO/CTS | 54.9 | 11309 | 9.97 | 42 | 15 | 15500000 |
114 | Moldova | MD | CTS | 3.3 | 8 | 0.22 | 83 | 7.1 | 300000 |
115 | Monaco | MC | CTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
116 | Mongolia | MN | CTS | 1.4 | 3 | 0.11 | 126 | 1.9 | 50000 |
117 | Montenegro | ME | 21 | 23.1 | 150000 | ||||
118 | Morocco | MA | 101 | 5 | 1500000 | ||||
119 | Mozambique | MZ | 99 | 5.1 | 1000000 | ||||
120 | Myanmar | MM | 111 | 4 | 2000000 | ||||
121 | Namibia | NA | 51 | 12.6 | 260000 | ||||
122 | Nepal | NP | CTS | 13.3 | 84 | 0.3 | 159 | 0.8 | 205000 |
123 | Netherlands | NL | NSO | 30.7 | 55 | 0.33 | 112 | 3.9 | 510000 |
124 | New Zealand | NZ | CTS | 13.5 | 7 | 0.16 | 22 | 22.6 | 925000 |
125 | Nicaragua | NI | National police | 42.1 | 338 | 5.92 | 77 | 7.7 | 395000 |
126 | Niger | NE | 160 | 0.7 | 93000 | ||||
127 | Nigeria | NG | 133 | 1.5 | 2000000 | ||||
128 | Northern Ireland | 2 | CTS | 4.5 | 5 | 0.28 | 25 | 21.9 | 380000 |
129 | Norway | NO | WHO-HFA | 8.1 | 2 | 0.05 | 11 | 31.3 | 1400000 |
130 | Oman | OM | 17 | 25.4 | 650000 | ||||
131 | Pakistan | PK | 57 | 11.6 | 18000000 | ||||
132 | Panama | PA | Ministry of Justice | 75 | 569 | 16.18 | 26 | 21.7 | 700000 |
133 | Papua New Guinea | PG | 145 | 1.2 | 71000 | ||||
134 | Paraguay | PY | CTS/SES | 56.1 | 466 | 7.35 | 37 | 17 | 1000000 |
135 | Peru | PE | CTS/SES | 50.8 | 757 | 2.63 | 33 | 18.8 | 750000 |
136 | Philippines | PH | WHO-MDB | 49.9 | 7349 | 8.93 | 105 | 4.7 | 3900000 |
137 | Poland | PL | CTS | 7.1 | 35 | 0.09 | 142 | 1.3 | 510000 |
138 | Portugal | PT | CTS | 33.8 | 44 | 0.41 | 72 | 8.5 | 900000 |
139 | Puerto Rico | PR | WHO-MDB | 94.8 | 692 | 18.3 | |||
140 | Qatar | QA | CTS | 16.7 | 1 | 0.14 | 31 | 19.2 | 520100 |
141 | Romania | RO | CTS | 1.3 | 5 | 0.02 | 160 | 0.7 | 160000 |
142 | Russia | RU | 68 | 8.9 | 12750000 | ||||
143 | Rwanda | RW | 164 | 0.6 | 58000 | ||||
144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | National police | 85 | 17 | 32.44 | |||
145 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | CTS | 30 | 6 | 5.49 | |||
146 | Saudi Arabia | SA | 7 | 35 | 6000000 | ||||
147 | Scotland | 3 | 93 | 5.5 | 280000 | ||||
148 | Senegal | SN | 125 | 2 | 230000 | ||||
149 | Serbia | RS | CTS | 33.1 | 45 | 0.46 | 5 | 37.8 | 3050000 |
150 | Seychelles | SC | 96 | 5.4 | 4600 | ||||
151 | Sierra Leone | SL | CTS | 87.7 | 128 | 2.28 | 164 | 0.6 | 34000 |
152 | Singapore | SG | CTS | 5.9 | 1 | 0.02 | 169 | 0.5 | 22000 |
153 | Slovakia | SK | CTS | 11.2 | 10 | 0.18 | 73 | 8.3 | 450000 |
154 | Slovenia | SI | CTS | 15.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 47 | 13.5 | 270000 |
155 | Solomon Islands | SB | CTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0.4 | 1800 |
156 | Somalia | SO | 66 | 9.1 | 750000 | ||||
157 | South Africa | ZA | National police | 45 | 8319 | 17.03 | 50 | 12.7 | 5950000 |
158 | Spain | ES | CTS | 21.8 | 90 | 0.2 | 61 | 10.4 | 4500000 |
159 | Sri Lanka | LK | CTS | 21.1 | 291 | 1.48 | 133 | 1.5 | 300000 |
160 | Sudan | SD | 93 | 5.5 | 2000000 | ||||
161 | Suriname | SR | 48 | 13.4 | 60000 | ||||
162 | Swaziland | SZ | 86 | 6.4 | 72000 | ||||
163 | Sweden | SE | CTS | 33.9 | 37 | 0.41 | 10 | 31.6 | 2800000 |
164 | Switzerland | CH | CTS | 72.2 | 57 | 0.77 | 3 | 45.7 | 3400000 |
165 | Syria | SY | 112 | 3.9 | 735000 | ||||
166 | Taiwan | TW | Ministry of Justice | 15.9 | 128 | 0.56 | 106 | 4.4 | 725000 |
167 | Tajikistan | TJ | CTS | 15.6 | 15 | 0.22 | 153 | 1 | 65000 |
168 | Tanzania | TZ | 137 | 1.4 | 550000 | ||||
169 | Thailand | TH | 39 | 15.6 | 10000000 | ||||
170 | Togo | TG | 153 | 1 | 60000 | ||||
171 | Trinidad and Tobago | TT | CTS | 72.1 | 365 | 27.31 | 129 | 1.6 | 21000 |
172 | Tunisia | TN | 178 | 0.1 | 9000 | ||||
173 | Turkey | TR | CTS | 16.9 | 535 | 0.77 | 52 | 12.5 | 9000000 |
174 | Turkmenistan | TM | CTS | 2.4 | 5 | 0.1 | 114 | 3.8 | 180000 |
175 | Uganda | UG | CTS/National police | 10.5 | 280 | 0.87 | 137 | 1.4 | 400000 |
176 | Ukraine | UA | CTS | 4.5 | 100 | 0.22 | 84 | 6.6 | 3100000 |
177 | United Arab Emirates | AE | 24 | 22.1 | 1000000 | ||||
178 | United States | US | CTS | 60 | 9146 | 2.97 | 1 | 88.8 | 270000000 |
179 | Uruguay | UY | CTS | 46.5 | 93 | 2.8 | 9 | 31.8 | 1100000 |
180 | Uzbekistan | UZ | 133 | 1.5 | 1200000 | ||||
181 | Venezuela | VE | NGO | 79.5 | 11115 | 38.97 | 59 | 10.7 | 2850000 |
182 | Vietnam | VN | CTS | 52.9 | 834 | 0.99 | 128 | 1.7 | 1100000 |
183 | West Bank & Gaza | PS | CTS | 72.4 | 105 | 2.95 | 118 | 3.4 | 125000 |
184 | Yemen | YE | 2 | 54.8 | 11500000 | ||||
185 | Zambia | ZM | National police | 11.7 | 28 | 0.35 | 68 | 8.9 | 230000 |
186 | Zimbabwe | ZW | CTS | 65.6 | 598 | 4.78 | 106 | 4.4 | 400000 |