Report Highlights: Suicides account for more than half of firearm-related deaths among nearly every demographic each year. Between 2018 and 2024, 57% of all firearm-related deaths were suicides.
Among white Americans, 83% of gun deaths are suicides, compared to 38% among Hispanics and 17% among Black Americans.
On average, 77.81% of gun deaths across all age groups are suicides, with the rate increasing among older age groups.