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  2. Apr 20, 2022 · Leading Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1999 through 2020. In addition, drug overdose and poisoning increased by 83.6% from 2019 to 2020 among...

  3. In 2021, unintentional injuries (accidents) were the leading cause of death for children ages 1–4 (8.5 deaths per 100,000) and ages 5–14 (4.2 deaths per 100,000). The second leading cause of death was birth defects among children ages 1–4 (2.7 deaths per 100,000) and cancer among children ages 5–14 (1.9 deaths per 100,000).

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    Data are for the U.S.

    •Percent of children ages 0–4 years who are in fair or poor health: 1.5% (2022)

    •Percent of children ages 5–11 years who are in fair or poor health: 2.2% (2022)

    •Percent of children ages 5–11 years who missed 11 or more days of school in the past 12 months because of illness, injury, or disability: 8.0% (2022)

    Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2022

    •Percent of children ages 2–5 years with obesity: 12.7% (2017-March 2020)

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    •Trends in Child and Adolescent Health from Health, United States

    •United States Life Tables, 2021 [PDF – 2 MB]

    •U.S. State Life Tables, 2020 [PDF – 955 KB]

    •National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 Emergency Department Summary Tables [PDF – 865 KB]

    •National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables [PDF – 864 KB]

    •Long COVID in Children: United States, 2022

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    •Mortality Statistics •National Health Interview Survey •National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey •National Institute for Child Health and Human Development •KIDS Count

  4. Heart disease and cancer remained the top 2 leading causes in 2022. The infant mortality rate was 560.4 infant deaths per 100,000 live births in 2022, an increase of 3.1% from the rate in 2021 (543.6). This report presents final 2022 U.S. mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics.

  5. Jun 13, 2023 · Published: Tue, June 13, 2023. Children are dying at the highest rate in 13 years. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The share of children and teens who die each year declined for nearly three decades and leveled off in the 2010s. Then, in 2020, the rate began to increase. By 2021, it reached its highest rate since 2008.

  6. Apr 20, 2022 · Leading Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1999 through 2020. Children and adolescents are defined as persons 1 to 19 years of age. Heart disease

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