Firearm violence: a neglected “Global Health” issue

Table 1 Mortality and Disability from Firearm Violence in 2017 (per 100,000)^a

Global Mortality and Disability
Type of Violence	Prevalence	Mortality	YLDs	YLLs	DALYs
Physical Violence	29.81	3.12	1.76	169.83	171.58
Self-Harm	1.56	0.83	0.08	33.36	33.44
Injury	122.38	0.56	5.86	27.05	32.91
United States Mortality and Disability
Physical Violence	230.54	4.43	6.62	240.63	247.26
Self-Harm	3.0	7.69	0.07	294.17	294.24
Injury	223.55	0.27	3.71	12.11	15.82
LMIC Mortality and Disability
Physical Violence	14.84	1.48	1.02	81.69	82.7
Self-Harm	1.25	0.54	0.07	25.28	25.34
Injury	82.08	0.42	4.50	22.17	26.67

^aNaghavi M, Marczak LB, Kutz M, et al. Global mortality from firearms, 1990-2016. JAMA. 2018;320(8):792-814
YLDs Years lost due to disability, YLLs Years of life lost due to premature mortality, DALYs Disability adjusted life years.

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