Gun Death Rate Rose Again in 2016, C.D.C. Says
Source: New York Times
Gun Death Rate Rose Again in 2016, C.D.C. Says
The rate of gun deaths in the United States rose to about 12 per 100,000 people, the second consecutive increase after a period of relative stability.
By Christine Hauser
Nov. 4, 2017
The rate of gun deaths in the United States rose in 2016 to about 12 per 100,000 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released on Friday. That was up from a rate of about 11 for every 100,000 people in 2015, and it reflected the second consecutive year that the mortality rate in that category rose in the United States.
The report, compiled by the C.D.C.s National Center for Health Statistics, showed preliminary data that came after several years in which the rate was relatively flat.
The fact that we are seeing increases in the firearm-related deaths after a long period where it has been stable is concerning, Bob Anderson, chief of the mortality statistics branch at the health statistics center, said in a telephone interview on Friday. It is a pretty sharp increase for one year.
Mr. Anderson also said the rates for the first quarter of this year showed an upward trend, compared with the same three-month period of 2016.
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