Note: Data represents children and adolescents aged 17 and under. Gun-related causes of death include ICD-10 codes: X93-95 (assault), X72-X74 (suicide), W32-34 (accidental), and Y22-24 and Y35.0 (undetermined/other).
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Distribution of firearm deaths among U.S. youths in 2013 and 2023, by type and age
In 2023, *** of firearm deaths in adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years was due to suicide. Firearm deaths due to * was the most common among both children and adolescents. This statistic depicts the distribution of firearm deaths in children and adolescents in the United States in 2013 and 2023, by type and age.
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