Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States

Current Causes of Death in U.S. Children and Adolescents 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.

Automated summary

Firearm-related injury has become the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. We have failed to protect our youth from this preventable cause of death.