Observational Study
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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2025; 15(2): 101986
Published online Jun 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i2.101986
Table 1 Characteristics of United states population (18-75 years old) who died from firearm and substance abuse during 2014-2021
Characteristics

Firearm crude rate
(per 100000)
Substance abuse crude rate
(per 100000)
P value
Race or ethnicityHispanic or Latino9.331.6< 0.001
American Indian or Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)18.6122.0
Asian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)3.48.4
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)33.446.3
White (non-Hispanic)13.954.8
GenderFemale4.429.5< 0.001
Male25.866.1
Census divisionDivision 1: New England6.758.4< 0.001
Division 2: Middle Atlantic8.646.9
Division 3: East north central15.653.3
Division 4: West north central16.341.0
Division 5: South Atlantic17.248.6
Division 6: East south central24.553.6
Division 7: West south central18.834.6
Division 8: Mountain19.258.5
Division 9: Pacific10.543.6
2013 UrbanizationLarge central metro13.536.6< 0.001
Large fringe metro11.236.7
Medium metro15.041.7
Small metro15.439.4
Micropolitan (nonmetro)16.940.0
Noncore (nonmetro)19.237.2