12.11.2024
Addressing global gun violence: a Lancet Commission on Global Gun Violence and Health
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Civilian gun violence claims an estimated 600 lives every day around the world, with countless more suffering debilitating injuries that greatly reduce their quality of life. Although homicides make up most global civilian gun-related deaths at approximately 71%, unintentional firearm discharges and self-harm are also substantial causes of mortality attributable to gun violence. This burden disproportionately affects males and young people, and just six countries—Brazil, Colombia, India, Mexico, the USA, and Venezuela—account for two-thirds of global gun deaths. Injuries from gun violence often result in reduced physical ability for victims, placing them and their families at an increased risk of mental ill health and substance misuse.
The high burden of gun-related death and injury points to a need to find effective solutions and build an evidence-led, global, and renewed understanding of the relationship between guns and health. This understanding must be a multidisciplinary effort that includes the direct and indirect health outcomes associated with gun violence, as well as its economics, political economy, and sociocultural consequences. Such a reckoning must also bring together perspectives from low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries, including the lived experiences of those most affected by guns around the world, such as those living in poverty, young men, and minoritised groups. Bringing these perspectives together means assessing the epidemiological, demographic, economic, and social factors that affect the relationship between gun violence and health outcomes.
Therefore, The Lancet is pleased to announce a new Lancet Commission on Global Gun Violence and Health.
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