TABLE 1 Total numbers of sudden deaths in each category

Year 
Population 
Firearm suicide
Suicide (non-firearm)
Firearm homicide
Homicide (non-firearm)
Accidental
1979 14,515,729 523 1,161 102 160 65
1980 14,695,356 514 1,087 103 176 62
1981 14,923,260 492 1,179 90 194 36
1982 15,184,247 547 1,230 106 182 49
1983 15,393,472 508 1,216 92 200 40
1984 15,579,391 530 1,184 125 171 33
1985 15,788,312 553 1,279 95 221 35
1986 16,018,350 545 1,442 96 224 27
1987 16,263,874 569 1,675 98 228 28
1988 16,532,164 529 1,670 116 281 30
1989 16,814,416 454 1,799 84 235 18
1990 17,065,128 478 1,655 85 256 31
1991 17,284,036 501 1,694 86 242 29
1992 17,494,664 490 1,907 105 245 24
1993 17,667,093 424 1,890 59 237 18
1994 17,854,738 429 1,660 49 239 20
1995 18,071,758 398 1,879 58 268 14
1996 18,310,714 385 1,996 99 213 29
1997 18,517,564 333 2,389 75 246 19
1998 18,711,271 225 2,451 54 231 21
1999 18,925,855 265 2,214 62 281 28
2000 19,153,380 230 2,126 60 256 44
2001 19,413,240 252 2,194 50 260 17
2002 19,640,979 216 2,102 42 276 31
2003 19,872,646 199 2,007 37 265 40
2004 20,111,300 168 1,927 32 231 54