Major leading causes of death among youth, 1999-2023

Major leading causes of death among youth, 1999-2023

In 2023, firearms remained the leading cause of death among American youth for the third year in a row.

Suffocation

2,042

Traffic accident

2,343

Drowning

886

Poisoning

1,068

Cancer

1,570

Firearm

2,581

Chart: Amanda Hernández/StatelineSource: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wonder databaseGet the dataEmbed Created with Datawrapper