Table 2. Number of Firearm-Related Fatalities by Cause, Age Group and Year, Arizona, 1985-1995

Age Group Cause 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Under 5, All Deaths by Firearms
Unintentional Injury
Homicide		 5
2
3		 1
1
0		 1
0
1		 4
3
1		 4
1
3		 1
0
1		 2
1
1		 3
1
2		 1
1
0		 4
2
2		 3
0
3
5-14, All Deaths by Firearms
Suicide
Unintentional Injury
Homicide
Undetermined		 12
1
5
6
0		 10
3
5
2
0		 13
6
5
2
0		 10
2
1
7
0		 13
3
4
5
1		 10
0
2
7
1		 11
5
3
2
1		 27
6
5
16
0		 31
9
8
13
1		 15
4
3
4
4		 25
7
6
11
1
15-19, All Deaths by Firearms
Suicide
Unintentional Injury
Homicide
Legal Intervention
Undetermined		 48
33
3
12
0
0		 50
27
4
18
0
1		 46
32
1
10
1
2		 55
32
5
17
0
1		 55
30
7
15
3
0		 54
28
7
18
0
1		 92
36
5
44
1
6		 74
24
8
40
1
1		 101
46
10
42
0
3		 115
47
2
61
1
4		 126
40
4
77
4
1
20-44, All Deaths by Firearms
Suicide
Unintentional Injury
Homicide
Legal Intervention
Undetermined		 230
142
8
75
4
1		 334
204
11
111
3
5		 327
205
7
107
5
3		 357
211
6
127
7
6		 324
198
13
101
10
2		 373
235
8
119
10
1		 339
190
7
133
5
4		 365
197
12
137
15
4		 433
247
13
160
7
6		 531
284
10
224
7
6		 555
277
18
241
10
9
45-64, All Deaths by Firearms
Suicide
Unintentional Injury
Homicide
Legal Intervention
Undetermined		 131
104
4
20
1
2		 101
79
1
19
2
0		 143
118
1
24
0
0		 124
92
1
29
1
1		 127
96
1
27
0
3		 131
100
1
27
2
1		 126
103
3
20
0
0		 148
110
0
36
2
0		 126
104
1
18
2
1		 152
109
4
36
1
2		 155
114
0
38
3
0
65 and Over, All Deaths by Firearms
Suicide
Unintentional Injury
Homicide
Undetermined		 81
72
0
9
0		 105
97
0
7
1		 112
101
0
11
0		 111
101
0
9
1		 128
122
0
6
0		 119
113
0
6
0		 116
104
0
12
0		 120
112
3
5
0		 139
126
0
13
0		 120
100
1
19
0		 140
132
0
8
0
All Ages,b Total Firearm Deaths
Suicide
Unintentional Injury
Homicide
Legal Intervention
Undetermined		 549
384
22
135
5
3		 608
410
22
163
6
7		 643
462
14
155
6
6		 669
441
16
195
8
9		 653
449
26
158
13
7		 691
477
18
180
12
4		 687
439
19
212
6
11		 739
449
29
238
18
5		 832
532
33
247
9
11		 940
544
22
349
9
16		 1,010
571
28
383
17
11

Cause is determined by the ICD codes: 922.0-922.9 (unintentional injury), 955.0-955.4 (suicide), 965.0-965.4 (homicide), 970 (injury due to legal intervention by firearms), 985.0-985.4 (undetermined whether unintentionally injured or purposely inflicted).

All ages group includes records with unknown or unspecified age.