More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2020 than in any other year on record, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of CDC data. In 2020, 45,222 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S. That included a record number of gun murders, as well as a near-record number of gun suicides. Despite the increase in such fatalities, the rate of gun deaths – a statistic that accounts for the nation’s growing population – remains below the levels of earlier years. The total gun deaths in 2020 were by far the most on record, representing a 43% increase from a decade prior.