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    Number of Gun Homicides
  • World's Highest 25

    Rate of Civilian Firearm Possession per 100 Population
  • High Income Countries

    Rate of Unintentional Gun Death per 100,000 People
  • Australia

    Rate of Gun Homicide per 100,000 People
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    Rate of Gun Suicide per 100,000 People
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