Firearm deaths and hospitalisations in Australia

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Release Date: 02 Mar 2005

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Firearms have been a major cause of death over the years. Available deaths data covering the period 1979-2002 show that, in 1987, the year in which the highest number of firearm-related deaths was recorded, there were 711 such fatalities. Hospitalisations data covering a recent one-year period (2001-2002) record 443 cases of firearm-related hospitalisation over that period.

ISSN: 1833-024X
Cat. no: AIHW 10232
Pages: 22

Introduction
Deaths
- All firearm-related deaths
  - Deaths registered between 1979–2002
  - Deaths registered in 2002
- Firearm-related suicide
  - Deaths registered between 1979–2002
  - Deaths registered in 2002
- Firearm-related homicide
  - Deaths registered between 1979–2002
  - Deaths registered in 2002
- Unintentional firearm-related deaths
Hospitalisations, 12-month period to 30 June 2002
- All firearm-related hospitalisations
- Firearm-related self-harm
- Firearm-related assault
- Unintentional firearm-related hospitalisations
Conclusions
References
Appendix 1: Data issues

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