Research shows that the number of children and adolescents killed by guns in the United States reached a new high in 2021. Adolescents | Related | Societies | Gun Violence | Research | Children | Pediatrics | United States
A new study released by the American Academy of Pediatrics on August 21 shows that in the most recent year with relevant data available, 2021, a total of 4752 children and adolescents aged 19 and under in the United States died from gunfire, setting a new historical high.
This research report titled "Trends and Differences in Children's Death from Guns" is based on an analysis of mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Research shows that the number of children and adolescents who died from gunfire in 2021 was 4752, higher than 4368 in 2020 and 3390 in 2019. From a gender perspective, 84.8% are male; From an age perspective, 82.6% are between the ages of 15 and 19; From a qualitative perspective, 64.3% are homicides and 29.9% are suicides.
The relevant research report is published in the Journal of Pediatrics, a subsidiary of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The American Academy of Pediatrics says that gun violence has become the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the United States since 2020. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that relevant parties take more measures to fundamentally address the issue of gun violence involving this population and ensure that relevant measures are implemented effectively.
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Reuters reported on the 22nd, citing Anne Andrews, a pediatrician and gun violence prevention researcher from South Carolina who was not involved in the study, that when she became a doctor, "I never thought I would take care of so many children with bullet holes." But the fact is, there are children with gunshot injuries in every pediatric intensive care unit and hospital across the United States.
Emma Omer, a student at Vanderbilt University in the United States and an advocate for gun violence, said that while the results of this study by the American Academy of Pediatrics may seem frightening, they are not surprising. On the 22nd, Omer attended a protest in front of the Tennessee State Capitol building, demanding stricter gun related laws.