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University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Research institute at the University of Washington

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Nov 17, 2025
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How do offender demographics in US murders vary by race?

Data from recent reporting and research show clear racial disparities in U.S. homicide victimization and offending: in 2023 FBI counts reported higher absolute numbers of white offenders than Black of...

Dec 1, 2025
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How do US knife homicide rates compare to other high-income countries by per capita measurements?

The United States records roughly 1,500 knife homicides per year, meaning knife killings are a minority of U.S. homicides while firearms dominate U.S. lethal violence — firearms account for about 79–8...

Dec 21, 2025
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Which US states had the highest firearm homicide and suicide rates in 2024 per 100,000 residents?

The sharpest available analyses show that Washington, D.C. had the highest age‑adjusted firearm homicide rate in recent comparative data (about 14.4 per 100,000), while Wyoming led the nation in firea...

Dec 16, 2025

How do homicide perpetration rates per 100,000 vary by race in the United States over the last 30 years?

Homicide rates per 100,000 in the U.S. have shown persistent and large racial disparities over roughly the last 20–30 years: Black and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations—especially youn...

Nov 21, 2025

Which states have the highest rates of firearm-related homicides in 2024?

Statista’s 2024 state ranking lists Mississippi as having the highest gun‑violence rate per 100,000 residents (29.7), followed by Louisiana (28.2); Statista’s summary also lists New Mexico, Alabama an...

Dec 15, 2025

Does e.u. have lower crime than u.s

Available data and multiple cross-country studies show the United States has substantially higher homicide and many violent‑crime rates than the European Union and most Western European countries; for...

Jan 7, 2026

How has the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation influenced global diabetes research funding priorities?

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has shaped global research priorities by concentrating huge philanthropic resources on infectious disease, maternal and child health, vaccines, and technolog...

Jan 5, 2026

Which country had the lowest gun homicide rate per 100,000 population in 2025?

No single, definitive country can be named from the set of sources provided as having the absolute lowest gun-homicide rate in 2025; the datasets that would identify a global minimum are referenced (U...

Dec 7, 2025

Are there recent trends or changes in autism prevalence estimates in Latin America compared to global rates?

Recent large-scale estimates (GBD 2021 / Lancet Psychiatry re-analysis) place tropical Latin America’s autism prevalence at about 614.5 per 100,000 (≈1 in 163), substantially lower than some high-inco...