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Nov 28, 2022 · Firearms are the leading cause of death in children and youth 0 to 24 years of age in the United States. In 2020, firearms resulted in 10 197 deaths (fatality rate 9.91 per 100 000 youth 0–24 years old). Firearms are the leading mechanism of death in pediatric suicides and homicides. Increased access to firearms is associated with increased rates of firearm deaths. Substantial disparities in ...
Child mortality is one of the world’s largest problems.Around 6 million children under 15 die per year. That’s around 16,000 deaths every day, or 11 every minute. This devastating statistic reveals the vast number of children whose lives end before they can discover their talents, passions, and dreams as they grow older – and represents the impact of child mortality on so many people’s ...
Leading causes of death in children under-5 years are preterm birth complications, birth asphyxia/trauma, pneumonia, congenital anomalies, diarrhoea and malaria, all of which can be prevented or treated with access to simple, affordable interventions including immunization, adequate nutrition, safe water and food and quality care by a trained ...
Jul 8, 2023 · Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths are likely to surge this month, as they do every July, with ...
Dec 19, 2022 · Homicide is a leading cause of death for children in the United States, a new study says, and the overall rate has increased an average of 4.3% each year for nearly a decade.. Black boys were ...
From 2011 to 2021, the all-cause death rate among children ages 1–4 declined from 26.3 deaths per 100,000 to 25.0 deaths per 100,000. The injury-related death rate among children ages 1–4 decreased from 11.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2011 to 9.5 deaths per 100,000 in 2019 but did not change significantly through 2021 at 11.2 deaths per 100,000.
Aug 21, 2023 · In 2021, firearms continued to be the leading cause of death among US children. From 2018 to 2021, there was a 41.6% increase in the firearm death rate. In 2021, among children who died by firearms, 84.8% were male, 49.9% were Black, 82.6% were aged 15 to 19 years, and 64.3% died by homicide.
