(ANSA) – WASHINGTON, APRIL 22 – Weapons have become the leading cause of death of American children and teenagers in 2020, surpassing car accidents: this is what emerges from a research based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Cdc), the federal health agency. Two years ago, over 4,300 young Americans died of gunshot wounds.
The data show that suicides contribute to the toll but that homicides make up the majority of deaths.
According to the survey, published this week in the New England Journal Medicine, the increase in gun-related deaths among Americans between the ages of 1 and 19 is part of an overall increase of 33.4% in gun-related homicides. fire nationwide. US civilians possess over 390 million weapons, more than one each. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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