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Jun 13, 2023 · Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Asian or Pacific Islander children since 2010. Black children experienced a larger increase in firearm-related homicides between 2019 and 2021 than children of any other group
Speci a l R ep ort. The Major Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States. Rebecca M. Cunningham, M.D., Maureen A. Walton, M.P.H., Ph.D., and Patrick M. Carter, M.D.
Dec 12, 2018 · LEADING CAUSES OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEATH. BURDEN OF DISEASE. In 2016, there were 20,360 deaths among children and adolescents in the United States.
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).
Apr 22, 2022 · For decades, auto accidents have been the leading cause of death among children, but in 2020 guns were the No. 1 cause, researchers say. Overall firearm-related deaths increased 13.5%...
Globally, infectious diseases, including acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea and malaria, along with pre-term birth complications, birth asphyxia and trauma and congenital anomalies remain the leading causes of death for children under 5.
Jan 31, 2023 · Before the pandemic, in 2019, the leading causes of death among children were perinatal conditions, unintentional injuries, birth defects, assault, suicide, cancerous tumors, heart...
