Canada firearm deaths comparison

In contrast to its geographical neighbour, the United States,
gun-related homicides in Canada are relatively low, thanks
to strict firearm background checks and licence controls

TEN COUNTRIES WITH MOST FIREARMS DEATHS*
(per 100,000 population, 2021 data)

Mexico
Colombia
Costa Rica
U.S.
Turkey
Chile
Israel
Canada
Belgium
Sweden

22.4
21.1
9.6
6.7
2.9
2.6
1.8
0.9
0.6
0.5

NUMBER OF
FIREARM
HOMICIDE
VICTIMS IN
CANADA

350
300
250

2020 21 22 23 24

280
299
344
294
287

*Includes intentional homicides, direct conflict deaths, and killings during legal interventions

Sources: BBC, Statistics Canada
Illustration created with aid of Google Gemini
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