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Aug 21, 2023 · Gun-related deaths among children in the U.S. reached a distressing peak in 2021, claiming 4,752 young lives and surpassing the record total seen during the first year of the pandemic, a new...
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Apr 6, 2023 · Gun deaths among U.S. children and teens rose 50% in two years. The number of children and teens killed by gunfire in the United States increased 50% between 2019 and 2021, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the latest annual mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Dec 14, 2022 · 7% 6% Suffocation. Drug overdoses. 2000. ’10. ’20. The gun-death rate for children is nearly five in every 100,000. It was flat for more than a decade starting in 2000, and most years fewer than...
Jun 3, 2022 · As of June 1, 2022, 686 children have been killed this year as a result of gun violence and 1,700 have been injured, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit site that collects gun...
Apr 26, 2023 · Gun deaths among children and teens rose 50% in just two years, from 1,732 in 2019 to 2,590 in 2021. How has the rate of U.S. gun deaths changed over time? While 2021 saw the highest total number of gun deaths in the U.S., this statistic does not take into account the nation’s growing population.
Apr 22, 2022 · Analysis. Health. Firearms overtook auto accidents as the leading cause of death in children. April 22, 20224:58 PM ET. By. Dustin Jones. Enlarge this image. Firearms were the leading cause of...
Oct 5, 2023 · In 2021, 2,590 children died due to firearm injuries compared to 1,311 in 2011, according to the study published in the medical journal Pediatrics. Non-fatal injuries overall decreased by over...