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WHO. 2016 ‘Inter-country Comparison of Mortality for Selected Cause of Death - Gun Suicide in Spain.’ European Detailed Mortality Database (DMDB). Copenhagen: World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. 25 July
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ICD-10 or ICD-9 Code:1 Diagnosis - Number of deaths (Crude death rate per 100,000 population) - % of all deaths
2014 population: 46,455,127
Total Gun Suicide: 207
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4456
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 29 (0.0624) - 0.0073%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 43 (0.0926) - 0.0108%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 135 (0.2906) - 0.0339%
2013 population: 46,593,236
Total Gun Suicide: 218
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4679
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 26 (0.0558) - 0.0067%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 45 (0.0966) - 0.0115%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 147 (0.3155) - 0.0377%
2012 population: 46,766,399
Total Gun Suicide: 176
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.3763
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 20 (0.0428) - 0.0049%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 37 (0.0791) - 0.0091%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 119 (0.2545) - 0.0294%
2011 population: 46,125,154
Total Gun Suicide: 176
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.3816
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 18 (0.039) - 0.0046%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 38 (0.0824) - 0.0098%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 120 (0.2602) - 0.0309%
2010 population: 46,072,831
Total Gun Suicide: 193
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.419
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 24 (0.0521) - 0.0063%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 32 (0.0695) - 0.0084%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 137 (0.2974) - 0.0359%
2009 population: 45,929,477
Total Gun Suicide: 205
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4464
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 18 (0.0392) - 0.0047%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 58 (0.1263) - 0.0151%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 129 (0.2809) - 0.0335%
2008 population: 45,593,385
Total Gun Suicide: 194
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4255
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 24 (0.0526) - 0.0062%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 50 (0.1097) - 0.0129%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 120 (0.2632) - 0.0311%
2007 population: 44,873,567
Total Gun Suicide: 170
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.3788
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 20 (0.0446) - 0.0052%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 40 (0.0891) - 0.0104%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 110 (0.2451) - 0.0285%
2006 population: 44,068,244
Total Gun Suicide: 181
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4107
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 18 (0.0408) - 0.0048%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 61 (0.1384) - 0.0164%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 102 (0.2315) - 0.0275%
2005 population: 43,398,190
Total Gun Suicide: 170
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.3917
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 15 (0.0346) - 0.0039%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 53 (0.1221) - 0.0137%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 102 (0.235) - 0.0263%
2004 population: 42,691,751
Total Gun Suicide: 188
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4403
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 27 (0.0632) - 0.0073%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 59 (0.1382) - 0.0159%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 102 (0.2389) - 0.0274%
2003 population: 42,004,575
Total Gun Suicide: 203
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4833
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 30 (0.0714) - 0.0078%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 57 (0.1357) - 0.0148%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 116 (0.2762) - 0.0301%
2002 population: 41,314,019
Total Gun Suicide: 192
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4648
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 23 (0.0557) - 0.0062%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 53 (0.1283) - 0.0144%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 116 (0.2808) - 0.0315%
2001 population: 40,614,353
Total Gun Suicide: 169
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4161
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 24 (0.0591) - 0.0067%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 56 (0.1379) - 0.0155%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 89 (0.2191) - 0.0247%
2000 population: 40,173,504
Total Gun Suicide: 187
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4655
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 21 (0.0523) - 0.0058%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 63 (0.1568) - 0.0175%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 103 (0.2564) - 0.0286%
1999 population: 39,626,153
Total Gun Suicide: 178
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.4492
X72: Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge - 12 (0.0303) - 0.0032%
X73: Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge - 33 (0.0833) - 0.0089%
X74: Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge - 133 (0.3356) - 0.0358%
1998 population: 39,371,200
Total Gun Suicide: 224
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.5689
955 - Suicide and self-inflicted injury by firearms and explosives - 224 (0.5689) - 0.0621%
1997 population: 39,323,300
Total Gun Suicide: 221
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.562
955 - Suicide and self-inflicted injury by firearms and explosives - 221 (0.562) - 0.0632%
[Editor's note: Each year, countries submit their cause of death and population data to WHO. Unless an error is detected, a number of deaths is unlikely to change after processing. However, as WHO reviews its data in the wake of each national census, minor changes can be made to calculated death rates. These could account for any differences which might appear following the date on which a death rate was originally posted.]
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