Leading causes of mortality for adolescents aged 15-19, 2000 (preliminary): unintentional injury (33.1 deaths per 100,000), homicide (9.4 per 100,000), suicide (8.2 per 100,000), suicide (7.9 per 100,000), malignant neoplasms (3.6 per 100,000), and diseases of the heart (1.9 per 100,000). Leading external causes for this age group: motor vehicle crashes (25.9 deaths per 100,000, firearms (12.7 deaths per 100,000), drowning (1.8 per 100,000), and poisoning (1.3 per 100,000).
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