Child Health USA 2008-2009

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Child Deaths Due to Injury

In 2006, unintentional injuries were the cause of death for 1,610 children aged 1-4 years and 2,258 children aged 5-14 years. Motor vehicle traffic, drowning, and fires and burns were the most common causes of unintentional injury death among children in both age groups. Unintentional injury due to motor vehicle traffic caused 2.9 and 3.0 deaths per 100,000 children aged 1-4 and 5-14 years, respectively.

In addition, 366 children aged 1-4 years were victims of homicide in 2006, while 609 children aged 5-14 years were victims of homicide or suicide (data not shown).

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Information on this page can be found in the print version of Child Health USA 2008-2009. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Child Health USA 2008-2009. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009.