Since 2020, firearms have been the United States’ leading cause of death in children and overall rates have risen more than 6%.
  • LuckyDevil@piefed.socialEnglish
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    3 days ago

    To be fair, of the three leading causes drug poisoning deaths saw the largest increase.

    In 2023, 4,455 children and adolescents were killed by guns—a 3.9% increase since 2020. While motor vehicle crash deaths rose 8.6% over the same period, drug poisoning deaths, including overdoses, were the third leading cause of death, up 12.7% since 2020.