Deaths From Gun Violence: How The U.S. Compares To The Rest Of The World
The U.S. has the 31st highest rate in the world: 3.85 deaths due to gun violence per 100,000 people in 2016. That was eight times higher than the rate in Canada, for example.
Editor's Note: This story was originally published in October and has been republished with updates in the wake of the shooting Wednesday in Florida.
It was the deadliest school shooting since a gunman took 26 lives at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Conn. On Wednesday, a shooter killed at least 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
