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This paper aims at describing the present state and methodology of the Small Arms Survey’s Global Violent Deaths database (GVD), currently the broadest database on violent deaths, and how it relates to the vision for a Global Registry of Violent Deaths (GReVD), which ultimately aims to produce a count of actual violent deaths, coded by location and time. After assessing the various data sources and considering gaps and limitations of current data processes, the paper highlights the added value of a complementary registry approach.