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UK. 1997 ‘Deaths: External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality - Underlying Cause, Sex and Age-group, 1996.’ Mortality Statistics: Deaths Registered in England and Wales (Series DH2: discontinued), 1996; Table 3, pp. 176-178. London: Office for National Statistics. 1 December

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Deaths: External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, 1996

ICD-9 Code1 Underlying cause*: All Ages (M/F) - Total** - Rate**

Total Gun Homicide: 25
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.05

E965: Assault by firearms and explosives:
20 (M) / 5 (F) - 25 - 0.05
E965.4: Assault by firearms and explosives - Other and unspecified firearm:
18 (M) / 1 (F) - 19 - 0.04

Total Gun Suicide: 107
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.21

E955: Suicide and self inflicted injury by firearms and explosives:
104 (M) / 3 (F) - 107 - 0.21
E955.1: Suicide and self inflicted injury by firearms and explosives - Shotgun:
53 (M) / 2 (F) - 55 - 0.11
E955.4: Suicide and self inflicted injury by firearms and explosives - Other and unspecified firearm:
49 (M) / 1 (F) - 50 - 0.10

Total Undetermined Gun Deaths: 22
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.04

E985: Injury by firearms and explosives, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted:
22 (M) / 0 (F) - 22 - 0.04
E985.1: Injury by firearms and explosives, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted - Shotgun:
12 (M) / 0 (F) - 12 - 0.02
E985.4: Injury by firearms and explosives, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted - Other and unspecified firearm:
10 (M) / 0 (F) - 10 - 0.02

*Excludes deaths under 28 days for individual causes
**Total and Rate calculated from ONS data by GunPolicy.org
Cited mid-year population, England and Wales: 51,410,400
Crude Rate per 100,000 Population = Number ÷ Population x 100,000

ID: Q6819

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