Victim Age High Gun States Low Gun States Mortality Rate Ratio (High Gun:Low Gun) Total population, all ages 158 million 160 million 0–4 years     Gun-related homicide 67 17 4.0     Non–gun-related homicide 437 293 1.5     Total 504 310 1.6 5–14 years     Gun-related homicide 302 80 3.8     Non–gun-related homicide 149 104 1.5     Total 451 184 2.5 15–24 years     Gun-related homicide 5157 1539 3.4     Non–gun-related homicide 963 697 1.4     Total 6120 2236 2.8 25–34 years     Gun-related homicide 4397 1078 4.1     Non–gun-related homicide 1445 920 1.6     Total 5842 1998 3.0 35–44 years     Gun-related homicide 2825 495 5.8     Non–gun-related homicide 1168 684 1.7     Total 3993 1179 3.4 45–54 years     Gun-related homicide 1316 264 5.0     Non–gun-related homicide 544 331 1.7     Total 1860 595 3.2 55–64 years     Gun-related homicide 609 106 5.8     Non–gun-related homicide 402 216 1.9     Total 1011 322 3.2 65 years     Gun-related homicide 602 80 7.6     Non–gun-related homicide 745 331 2.3     Total 1347 411 3.3 All ages     Gun-related homicide 15 283 3668 4.2     Non–gun-related homicide 5865 3598 1.6     Total 21 148 7266 2.9 Note. For ease of comparison, similar populations were obtained by comparing the 4 states with the lowest gun ownership rates ("low gun states") and the 6 states with the highest gun ownership rates ("high gun states"). The 6 states with the highest average gun ownership rates for 1988 to 1997 were Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Wyoming, West Virginia, and Arkansas. The 4 states with the lowest average gun ownership rates for 1988 to 1997 were Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. Overall mortality rate ratios and ratios for each age stratum use strata-specific populations as denominators.

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