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The 10 Leading Causes of Child and Adolescent Death in the United States in 2016, in Order of Frequency.*

Cause of Death No. of Deaths Rate per 100,000 (95% CI) Percent of Deaths
All causes 20,360 26.06 (25.70"26.42)
All injury-related causes 12,336 15.79 (15.51"16.07) 60.6
Motor vehicle crash 4,074 5.21 (5.06"5.38) 20.0
Firearm-related injury 3,143 4.02 (3.88"4.16) 15.4
Homicide 1,865 2.39 (2.28"2.50)
Suicide 1,102 1.41 (1.33"1.50)
Unintentional 126 0.16 (0.13"0.19)
Undetermined intent 50 0.06 (0.05"0.09)
Malignant neoplasm 1,853 2.37 (2.27"2.48) 9.1
Suffocation 1,430 1.83 (1.74"1.93) 7.0
Suicide 1,110 1.42 (1.34"1.51)
Unintentional 235 0.30 (0.26"0.34)
Drowning 995 1.27 (1.20"1.36) 4.9
Drug overdose or poisoning 982 1.26 (1.18"1.34) 4.8
Suicide 123 0.16 (0.13"0.19)
Unintentional 761 0.97 (0.91"1.05)
Congenital anomalies 979 1.25 (1.18"1.33) 4.8
Heart disease 599 0.77 (0.71"0.83) 2.9
Fire or burns 340 0.44 (0.39"0.48) 1.7
Unintentional 272 0.35 (0.31"0.39)
Chronic lower respiratory disease 274 0.35 (0.31"0.40)