Here is something I put together a few years back, it has plenty of links that can aid in getting current numbers. Typically when you start putting out these types of hard factual numbers they don't like to play anymore. And just for fun you could probably find the corresponding results of all listed causes of death below in the UK for some real comparison.
What the left does not want you to know about gun deaths
Number of deaths for leading causes of death per CDC 2010
1 Heart disease: 597,689
2 Cancer: 574,743
3 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 138,080
4 Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 129,476
5 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 120,859
6 Alzheimer's disease: 83,494
7 Diabetes: 69,071
8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,476
9 Influenza and Pneumonia: 50,097
10 Intentional self-harm (suicide): 38,364
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm
Note: Firearm related deaths are not in the top ten.
Motor vehicle traffic deaths
• Number of deaths: 33,687
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm
All firearm deaths
Number of deaths: 31,672 .0105% of the population died from a firearm in 2010 this includes homicide, suicide and accidental
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm
All homicides
• Number of deaths per CDC: 16,259
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htm
• Number of deaths per FBI UCR 13,164
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc...s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8
Firearm homicides
• Number of deaths per CDC: 11,078
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homicide.htm
• Number of deaths per FBI UCR: 8,874
• Rifle 367
• Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.) 549
• Almost 1.5 times more likely to be killed by blunt object than a rifle
• Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet) 769
• 2 times more likely to be killed by personal weapons than a rifle
• Knives 1,732
• 4.7 times more likely to be killed by a knife than a rifle
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc...s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8
Unintentional fall deaths
• Number of deaths: 26,009
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/acc-inj.htm
Poisoning deaths
All poisoning deaths
• Number of deaths: 42,917
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm
Unintentional poisoning deaths
• Number of deaths: 33,041
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/acc-inj.htm
Comparisons
• You are almost 3 times more likely to die by an unintentional fall than be murdered by a firearm.
o Prevention: 40 hour safety class for ladder use certification with a mandatory 10 hour annual refresher class.
• You are 3.7 times more likely to die by unintentional poisoning than be murdered by a firearm
• You are 5.6 times more likely to die by Influenza and Pneumonia than be murdered by a firearm.
o Prevention: Everyone should be mandated to get annual Flue shots or be subject to fines.
• You are 13.6 times more likely to die by unintentional injuries than be murdered by a firearm.
o Prevention: If you are a person who is accident prone all activities should require government oversight and permission.
• You are more than 67 times more likely to die of heart disease than be murdered by a firearm.
o Prevention: 10 day waiting period on all fast food after a complete physical proving you are in sound physical shape.
o Also glucose level must be checked at point of sale for purchase of any sugary drink or food.
o Any person deemed obese will be charged criminally.
Expanded Homicide Data Table 8
Murder Victims
by Weapon, 2007–2011
see link below
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc...s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8