Firearm-related death rates, 1980-96

Year	Rate per 100,000 population		Year	Rate per 100,000 population
1980	14.9		1988	13.9
1981	14.8		1989	14.1
1982	14.3		1990	14.9
1983	13.3		1991	15.2
1984	13.3		1992	14.8
1985	13.3		1993	15.4
1986	13.9		1994	14.8
1987	13.6		1995	13.7
			1996	12.8
SOURCE: Data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.

For more data on firearm-related deaths, see Death rates for firearm-related injuries, according to sex, detailed race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1970-96.

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