"*With the casualties due to armed conflicts factored out*, even in conflict-ridden regions such as the Middle East, the U.S. rate is worse." If you ignore the ways young men shoot each other in the Middle East, the US rate is worse. AYFKMhttps://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/11/09/666209430/deaths-from-gun-violence-how-the-u-s-compares-with-the-rest-of-the-world …
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Likewise, Iceland's rate varies between 0 and 1.9 (p. 111). Doesn't break out gun murders, but Iceland's swimming in them as already noted, so... Point is, using a short interval and aggregating the top (bottom) ten is going to amplify noise. It's a terrible basis of comparison.
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