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Northern Ireland. 1998 ‘Deaths: External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality - Underlying Cause, Sex and Age-group, 1997.’ Mortality Statistics: Deaths Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997; Table 6.4, p. 140. Belfast: Northern Ireland Assembly. 1 December
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Deaths: External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, 1997
ICD-9 Code1 Underlying cause*: All Ages (M/F) - Total** - Rate**
Total Gun Homicide: 12
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 0.72
E965: Assault by firearms and explosives:
10 (M) / 2 (F) - 12 - 0.72
Total Gun Suicide: 21
Crude death rate per 100,000 population: 1.25
E955: Suicide and self inflicted injury by firearms and explosives:
21 (M) / 0 (F) - 21 - 1.25
*Excludes deaths under 28 days for individual causes
**Total and Rate calculated by GunPolicy.org from population estimate at: http://www.nisra.gov.uk/population_clock/ClockText.html
Cited NISRA mid-year population, Northern Ireland: 1,677,800
Crude Rate per 100,000 Population = Number ÷ Population x 100,000
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