It is estimated in the 2004 Small Arms Survey that the proliferation and misuse of small arms contributes annually to approximately 200,000 to 270,000 civilian deaths, 40 per cent of which are concentrated in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
据2004年小武器调查估计，小武器的扩散和滥用每年致使约20万至27万平民死亡，其中40％的人集中在拉丁美洲和加勒比地区。