North Dakota
The latest North Dakota annual gun death data.
103 Gun Deaths in North Dakota
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).
17
HOMICIDES
85
SUICIDES
1
OTHER
11
YOUNG PEOPLE (1-17)
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased by 4% from 2014 to 2023.
Firearms were the second leading cause of death among young people ages 1-17 from 2019 to 2023.
An average of one person killed every 3 days.
Gun violence costs North Dakotans more than $1.4 billion annually.
This amounts to $1,741 per person.
Gun homicide rate data is suppressed by the CDC or unreliable for years without a data point on the graph.
Firearm Homicide in North Dakota
65%
Young people ages 15-34 accounted for two-thirds (65%) of all gun homicides in 2023.
Firearm Suicide in North Dakota
7X
Males were seven times as likely to die by gun suicide than females from 2019 to 2023.
54%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 23% of the population in North Dakota but nearly 54% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.
46%
46% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023 were over the age of 44.
Guns are used in the majority of homicides & suicides.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death. Age-adjusted Gun Deaths and Rates per 100,000. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2023; & WISQARS. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) and Cost of Injury Modules. 2022
