Mapping global gun violence | The Economist

El Salvador, Venezuela and Guatemala have the worst gun violence in the world. America’s lax firearm laws are adding to their problems. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: Since 1990 the number of gun deaths worldwide has reached 6.5 million. Three quarters of gun deaths occur in just 15 countries. Latin America is home to some of the world’s most violent countries by murder rate. El Salvador, Venezuela, and Guatemala are the top three countries for deaths caused