Categories Burlington Iowa News West Burlington USA Firearm Homicide Rate 40% Lower than Rest of World Post author By Falcon Post date March 17, 2014 Click here: The international average firearm homicide rate is 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people. But in the United States it’s only 2.9, or about 40% lower than the rest of the world. ← How Smart is a Cat? Watch this. → Russia / China to Control Internet