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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUS tops among developed countries in death rate for 10-24 year olds.
Adolescence is a difficult time. But in some countries it is more difficult than in othersand more dangerous. Within the rich world mortality rates for teenagers and those in their early 20s vary widely, as do the factors explaining these rates, according to data collected by George Patton of the University of Melbourne for an article in the Lancet, published on April 25th. In Greece suicides are rare, but car accidents common. In Finland it is the other way around.
America stands out for having the highest mortality rate, more than twice that of Japan. America has a particularly high rate of traffic deaths, despite laws that bar drinking until the age of 21. Where America is truly exceptional, however, is in its violence. The rate of violent death in America is 18 times that in Britain.
http://www.economist.com/node/21553409
Wow. 18 times the violent death rate of the UK for this age group and it's not even really an issue that politicians talk about.
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US tops among developed countries in death rate for 10-24 year olds. (Original Post)
pampango
Apr 2012
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leveymg
(36,418 posts)1. More guns, more poverty, more dropouts, more unemployment, more misery. We're #1!
U-S-A-U-S-A-U-S-A-U-S-A ... !
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)2. You can't afford to go to college
How about a nice, cheap gun instead?
Enrique
(27,461 posts)3. we will hear racist responses to this study
attributing the violence to black people, and suggesting that they dont really count.