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Share of children born alive that die before the age of 5 (2017) [1] Breakdown of child mortality by cause, OWID. Child mortality is the death of children under the age of five. [2] The child mortality rate (also under-five mortality rate) refers to the probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live ...
Injuries and violence are "the leading causes of death among children, adolescents, and young adults in the US" with underlying risk factors for such including "detrimental community, family, or individual circumstances" that increase the likelihood of violence.
Firearms were the leading cause of death for children and teenagers in the United States for the third consecutive year, and homicides accounted for the majority of gun deaths among the age group ...
A new analysis found guns are the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. since 2017, surpassing car crash deaths. Kids in the U.S. are 15 times more likely to die from guns than kids in ...
Guns became the leading cause of death among children and teens in 2020, killing more people ages 1 to 19 in the U.S. than vehicle crashes, drugs overdoses or cancer.
[1] [19] Injury is the leading cause of death in this age group in the United States—greater than all other causes combined. [20] It is also the leading cause of permanent paralysis for children. [21] [22] In the US approximately 16,000,000 children go to a hospital emergency room due to some kind of injury every year. [4]
For years, car accidents were the leading cause of death for kids and teens Guns Became the Leading Cause of Death for American Children and Teens in 2020 Skip to main content
In colleges and universities in the United States, suicide is one of the most common causes of death among students. [40] As of 2010, approximately 24,000 college students attempt suicide each year, while 1,100 students succeed in their attempt, making suicide the second-leading cause of death among U.S. college students. [41] [42]