One of the leading causes of death among children and adolescents in the United States in 2020 was shooting. The death toll from shootings is higher than the number of children and teenagers killed in car accidents this year. News from the BBC. A new research report published in the New England Journal of Medicine recently revealed such information. News from the BBC.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 4,300 U.S. citizens died of fire-related injuries in 2020. There are also suicides. However, most of them have been killed.
In the years leading up to 2020, car accidents were one of the leading causes of death among children and adolescents in the United States. And the gunfight was the second reason. However, according to a research report published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, firearms have become one of the leading causes of death in children and adolescents in 2020, surpassing car accidents. The number of murders using firearms has risen by 33.4 percent across the United States. The death toll among Americans between the ages of 1 and 19 has risen sharply.
During the same period, the number of suicides using firearms increased by 1.1 percent.
The number of deaths of children and adolescents due to various incidents related to firearms including suicide, murder and unintentional incidents has increased by 29.5 percent. Meanwhile, the death rate due to car accidents has decreased. About 3,900 Americans under the age of 19 died in 2020.
From 2019 to 2020, the number of deaths due to overdose and poisoning has increased by 63.6 percent. It is the third leading cause of death among children and adolescents.
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Another study, published in April, found that 954 children and adolescents died of drug overdose in 2020. In 2019 this number was 492.
Gun violence in the United States has risen sharply since the Covid-19 epidemic began in 2020. The research report said that the cause of the increase in gun violence could not be ascertained. However, it is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
Another study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in February, found that 6.5 million American adults became gun owners for the first time between January and April 2021.
