Among adolescents, one out of every 2.7 deaths involves a firearm. The United States leads the industrialized world in the frequency of violence associated with guns. Health status is affected by the larger social, environmental, and physical systems in which we live. Black children, both male and female, are at greater risk of dying from most cause at most ages than other children. Crashes of motor vehicles are the leading cause of injury death among children and infants and contribute to about nine percent of mortality in children.
Many deaths are avoidable through the use of currently available, affordable technology.