Table C-2
NUMBER OF FIREARM-RELATED DEATHS, BY YEAR AND TYPE OF INJURY
West Virginia and United States, 1970-1994
| 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1994 | |||||||
| WV | US | WV | US | WV | US | WV | US | WV | US | WV | US** | |
| Total Firearm Deaths* |
238 |
26,214 |
293 |
32,522 |
326 |
33,477 |
261 |
31,324 |
254 |
36,814 |
292 |
39,720 |
| Unintentional Firearm Deaths |
26 |
2,406 |
29 |
2,380 |
15 |
1,955 |
9 |
1,649 |
10 |
1,416 |
8 |
1,610 |
| Suicide Firearm Deaths |
137 |
11,772 |
135 |
14,873 |
187 |
15,396 |
186 |
17,363 |
164 |
18,885 |
189 |
20,540 |
| Homicide Firearm Deaths |
63 |
11,213 |
94 |
14,295 |
120 |
15,550 |
63 |
11,836 |
76 |
16,218 |
87 |
17,190 |
*Includes deaths that were undetermined as to whether unintentionally or intentionally inflicted. Does not include
legal intervention.
**Provisional data, estimated from a 10% sample of deaths. Homicide deaths include
legal intervention.
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