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Scotland. 1997 ‘Deaths: External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality - Underlying Cause, Sex and Age-group, 1996.’ Mortality Statistics: Deaths Registered in Scotland, 1996; Section 6, Table 6.4, p. 106. Edinburgh: General Register Office for Scotland. 30 July
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Table 6.4: Deaths, By Sex, Age and Cause, 1996
ICD-9 Code1 Underlying cause*: All Ages (M/F) - Total** - Rate**
Total Gun Homicide: 26
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.51
E965: Assault by firearms and explosives:
13 (M) / 13 (F) - 26 - 0.51
Total Gun Suicide: 11
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.22
E955: Suicide and self inflicted injury by firearms and explosives:
10 (M) / 1 (F) - 11 - 0.22
Total Undetermined Gun Deaths: 4
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.08
E985: Injury by firearms and explosives, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted:
4 (M) / 0 (F) - 4 - 0.08
*Excludes deaths under 28 days for individual causes
**Total and Rate calculated from GRO Scotland data by GunPolicy.org
Cited mid-year population, Scotland: 5,092,190
Crude Rate per 100,000 Population = Number ÷ Population x 100,000
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