Rates of childhood deaths due to external cause, per 100,000, 2000. Ages 1-4: Motor vehicle crashes: 4.2; Drowning: 3.1; Fires and burns: 1.9; Firearms: 0.3. Ages 5-14: Motor vehicle crashes: 4.3; Firearms: 0.9; Drowning: 0.9; Fires and burns: 0.7.
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