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Report: Firearms are the leading cause of death for young adults in the United States

2022-05-26T22:12:15.027Z


Washington, SANA- Official US data showed that firearms have become the main cause of youth deaths in the United States


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Official US data showed that firearms have become the leading cause of youth deaths in the United States, exceeding road accidents.

And Agence France-Presse quoted the American Centers for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention as saying in a report that a total of 4,368 children and adolescents died as a result of injuries caused by firearms in 2020, at a rate of 4.5 deaths per 100,000, while 4,036 deaths related to car accidents were recorded, which is the previous main cause of death. between this age group.

The CDC data showed that about 30 percent of child and adolescent deaths were caused by suicide, just over 3 percent were unintended, and 2 percent were from unspecified causes.

The report pointed out that the deaths disproportionately affected black children and adolescents, who were four times more likely to die than white children, for whom traffic accidents still pose a greater threat.

Washington, DC, ranked first in terms of high crime rates, followed by Louisiana and Alaska.

The United States witnesses almost daily shootings in public places, and major cities such as New York, Chicago, Miami and San Francisco are recording a rise in the rate of crimes committed with firearms.

Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting (SAF) estimated unit sales of firearms at nearly 20 million units for the year 2021, equivalent to about 6,000 firearms per 100,000 people.

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Source: sena

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