The U.S. Is the Only Country Among Its Peers in Which Guns Are the Leading Cause of Death Among Children and Teens

Ranking (number of deaths) by leading cause of mortality for children and teens ages 1-19 years, U.S. and peer countries, 2020

NOTE: U.S. data are from 2020, all other countries are from 2019. Only top 7 causes of child and teen death in the US are shown. Motor vehicle deaths include motor vehicle, pedestrian, other transport, being struck by or against a vehicle in traffic, and other land transport deaths. SOURCE: KFF analysis of CDC Wonder and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Global Burden of Disease data
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