| Description |
1 online resource (103 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Executive summary -- Key findings -- Monitoring global trends in violent deaths -- Consequences of {in}action: violent death scenarios -- Firearms and lethal violence -- Gendered analysis of violent deaths |
| Summary |
In 2016, interpersonal and collective violence claimed the lives of 560,000 people around the world. About 385,000 of them were the victims of intentional homicides, 99,000 were casualties of war, and the rest died in unintentional homicides or due to legal interventions. Of the five countries with the highest violent death rates in 2016--Syria, El Salvador, Venezuela, Honduras, and Afghanistan--only two had active armed conflicts. Nigeria, Syria, and Yemen accounted for nearly two-thirds of the global decrease in direct conflict deaths in 2015-16; in contrast, Somalia witnessed 36 per cent more war fatalities, the highest such increase. The study also elaborates scenarios for the future based on current trends, to assess the number of people that could be saved if states implement effective violence reduction initiatives in support of Agenda 2030, as opposed to more negative outcomes if trends worsen. If prevailing trends remain unchanged, the annual number of violent deaths is likely to increase to 630,000 by 2030. On the contrary, if states commit themselves to effectively address conflict and armed violence, the number of annual deaths could be lowered to 408,000 by 2030--even considering the population increase. In total, over the next twelve years, approximately 1.35 million lives could be saved |
| Notes |
"A publication of the Small Arms Survey with support from the Swiss Agency for Develeopment and Cooperation." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-102) |
| Subject |
Firearms.
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Firearms ownership.
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Gun control.
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Violence -- Prevention
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small arms.
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firearms.
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Firearms.
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Firearms ownership.
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Gun control.
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Violence -- Prevention.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Small Arms Survey.
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| ISBN |
9782940548460 |
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2940548463 |
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