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Sep 12, 2024 · In 2022, in the 1 to 17 age group, Black children and teens had a gun death rate 18 times higher than that of white children in the same age group. The gun homicide rate among Black children and teens rose 5.6 percent from 2021 to 2022.
- Annual Firearm Violence Data | Center for Gun Violence Solutions
Guns were the leading cause of death among children & teens...
- Annual Firearm Violence Data | Center for Gun Violence Solutions
Oct 16, 2023 · Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens following a huge decadelong rise. Analyses published on Oct. 5, 2023, by a research team in Boston found an 87% increase in firearm-involved fatalities among Americans under the age of 18 from 2011 to 2021.
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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%...
Apr 20, 2022 · Firearm-related injury is now the leading cause of death among children and teens. We continue to fail to protect our youth from a preventable cause of death.
Aug 21, 2023 · In 2020, pediatric firearm deaths increased 28.8%, a staggering surge compared with uptrends in years before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. 1,2 As such, firearms became the leading cause of death among children, surpassing motor vehicle accidents for the first time.
Guns were the leading cause of death among children & teens (ages 1-17), accounting for more deaths than car crashes, overdoses, or cancers. 1 While the burden of gun violence remains high, there are evidence-based, equitable solutions to prevent gun violence.
Firearms are the second leading cause of death 1 among children and adolescents aged 1 to 18 years in the United States and responsible for more than 2570 deaths and nearly 12 000 nonfatal injuries requiring emergency department treatment in 2017. 1,2 Pediatric firearm injuries result from a range of causes, including the unintentional discharge of a firearm, self-inflicted wounds, or the ...
