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Top causes of death among US children under 18 in 2024

The top five causes of death among children under 18 in the United States for 2024, based on available analyses and trends from previous years.

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Jan 27, 2026
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is gun violence the leading cause of death in children in the USA

— multiple recent, peer-reviewed and public-health sources show that firearm-related injuries have become the leading cause of death for children and adolescents (roughly ages 1–19), overtaking beginn...

Jan 11, 2026
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What were the leading causes of child deaths in the United States in 2024 versus 2023?

In the U.S. among children and adolescents (commonly analyzed as ages 1–19), firearm-related injuries and unintentional injuries (especially motor-vehicle crashes) have dominated the top ranks of deat...