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# Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States
- URL: https://werd.io/current-causes-of-death-in-children-and-adolescents-in-the/
- Published: 2022-05-28T00:08:28.000Z
- Updated: 2022-05-28T00:08:28.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“Since 2016, that gap has narrowed, and in 2020, firearm-related injuries became the leading cause of death in that age group.” Guns are now the leading cause of death for children in the United States.

\[[Link](https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2201761)\]