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Leading Causes of Death, U.S. Children and Teens
Deaths of U.S. residents aged 1 to 19 in the latest final year, by underlying cause, ranked
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where a new leader takes first place.
CDC National Center for Health Statistics, final death-certificate data via CDC WONDER: U.S. residents aged 1 to 19, by underlying cause of death. Firearms, poisoning, suffocation and drowning count every intent. Motor-vehicle crashes count traffic and non-traffic crashes of every intent. Seven leading causes for the age group, not every cause.
The causes behind the most deaths of children and teenagers aged 1 to 19 in the United States in the newest year of final data. Each death counts once, under its underlying cause.
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- U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Firearmsas “Firearms”latest 2024-12-31
- U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Motor-Vehicle Crashesas “Motor-vehicle crashes”latest 2024-12-31
- U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Poisoningas “Poisoning”latest 2024-12-31
- U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Canceras “Cancer”latest 2024-12-31
- U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Suffocationas “Suffocation”latest 2024-12-31
- U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Congenital Anomaliesas “Congenital anomalies”latest 2024-12-31
- U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Drowningas “Drowning”latest 2024-12-31
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U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Firearms. Source: CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death databases (wonder.cdc.gov): 1999-2020 (used for 1999-2017) and 2018 to the latest final year (single race), from the National Vital Statistics System death certificates compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Read through the WONDER API, national figures only, U.S. residents, single years of age 1 through 19. Public domain; use does not imply CDC endorsement. WONDER's data-use restrictions apply: health statistical reporting and analysis only, and no count of 9 or fewer, or rate based on one, is published. Palanor checks monthly; NCHS adds a final year once a year.
U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Motor-Vehicle Crashes. Source: CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death databases (wonder.cdc.gov): 1999-2020 (used for 1999-2017) and 2018 to the latest final year (single race), from the National Vital Statistics System death certificates compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Read through the WONDER API, national figures only, U.S. residents, single years of age 1 through 19. Public domain; use does not imply CDC endorsement. WONDER's data-use restrictions apply: health statistical reporting and analysis only, and no count of 9 or fewer, or rate based on one, is published. Palanor checks monthly; NCHS adds a final year once a year.
U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Poisoning. Source: CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death databases (wonder.cdc.gov): 1999-2020 (used for 1999-2017) and 2018 to the latest final year (single race), from the National Vital Statistics System death certificates compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Read through the WONDER API, national figures only, U.S. residents, single years of age 1 through 19. Public domain; use does not imply CDC endorsement. WONDER's data-use restrictions apply: health statistical reporting and analysis only, and no count of 9 or fewer, or rate based on one, is published. Palanor checks monthly; NCHS adds a final year once a year.
U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Cancer. Source: CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death databases (wonder.cdc.gov): 1999-2020 (used for 1999-2017) and 2018 to the latest final year (single race), from the National Vital Statistics System death certificates compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Read through the WONDER API, national figures only, U.S. residents, single years of age 1 through 19. Public domain; use does not imply CDC endorsement. WONDER's data-use restrictions apply: health statistical reporting and analysis only, and no count of 9 or fewer, or rate based on one, is published. Palanor checks monthly; NCHS adds a final year once a year.
U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Suffocation. Source: CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death databases (wonder.cdc.gov): 1999-2020 (used for 1999-2017) and 2018 to the latest final year (single race), from the National Vital Statistics System death certificates compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Read through the WONDER API, national figures only, U.S. residents, single years of age 1 through 19. Public domain; use does not imply CDC endorsement. WONDER's data-use restrictions apply: health statistical reporting and analysis only, and no count of 9 or fewer, or rate based on one, is published. Palanor checks monthly; NCHS adds a final year once a year.
U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Congenital Anomalies. Source: CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death databases (wonder.cdc.gov): 1999-2020 (used for 1999-2017) and 2018 to the latest final year (single race), from the National Vital Statistics System death certificates compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Read through the WONDER API, national figures only, U.S. residents, single years of age 1 through 19. Public domain; use does not imply CDC endorsement. WONDER's data-use restrictions apply: health statistical reporting and analysis only, and no count of 9 or fewer, or rate based on one, is published. Palanor checks monthly; NCHS adds a final year once a year.
U.S. Deaths of Children and Teens (Ages 1 to 19) · Drowning. Source: CDC WONDER Underlying Cause of Death databases (wonder.cdc.gov): 1999-2020 (used for 1999-2017) and 2018 to the latest final year (single race), from the National Vital Statistics System death certificates compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Read through the WONDER API, national figures only, U.S. residents, single years of age 1 through 19. Public domain; use does not imply CDC endorsement. WONDER's data-use restrictions apply: health statistical reporting and analysis only, and no count of 9 or fewer, or rate based on one, is published. Palanor checks monthly; NCHS adds a final year once a year.
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