A comparison bar chart showing that annual European deaths from summer heat (60k+) exceed US deaths from guns (~45k).

A bar chart titled 'More Europeans die of summer heat than Americans die of guns'. It compares four data points: US heat deaths (low), Europe gun deaths (low), US gun deaths (approx 45,000), and Europe heat deaths (approx 63,000).

More Europeans die of summer heat than Americans die of guns Deaths in 2024 Heat deaths Gun deaths 80k 70k 60k 50k 40k 30k 20k 10k 0 US — heat Europe — guns US — guns Europe — heat Sources: CDC (US figures); ISGlobal/Nature Medicine (European summer heat, Jun-Sep); EU Firearms Factsheet (European gun deaths, EU-27, incl. suicides).