Age v Death & Injury by Firearms, US for 2013

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

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I spent some time getting these numbers from the CDC site and thought I'd share the data.

One of my insights from reflecting on these numbers is what age to start being concerned about youth suicide is 8. In 2013, 20 youths from ages 9 to 12 killed themselves with a gun. In the same year, 13 year old suicides added 41 to that total.

Is everyone hearing that? Talk with your children; secure your guns. No excuses. Have any grandchildren that are turning 8 soon or in the 8 - 13 range? Talk to them and their parents as well.

Children younger than I thought are apparently depressed to the point of suicide. Maybe some campaign or PSA would help.

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Unintentional deaths due to firearms:
Ages 0 - 3, 20; that's 1 in 793,820
Ages 4 - 7, 20; that's 1 in 818,187
Ages 8 - 13, 22; that's 1 in 1,122,798
Ages 14 - 16, 23; that's 1 in 541,435
Ages 17 and over, 420; that's 1 in 587,462


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Violence related deaths due to firearms:
These numbers include 491 suicides ages 9-17 and
also 20,681 suicides ages 18 and over.
(There are no suicides by firearm recorded for < 9.)
Ages 0 - 3, 43; that's 1 in 369,219
Ages 4 - 7, 32; that's 1 in 511,367
Ages 8 - 13, 147; that's 1 in 168,038
Ages 14 - 16, 537; that's 1 in 23,190
Ages 17 and over, 32,079; that's 1 in 7,691

For reference, government and law enforcement agents shot and killed 467.


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Unintentional non-fatal injuries due to firearms:
Ages 0 - 3, 114; that's 1 in 139,267
Ages 4 - 7, 9; that's 1 in 1,818,192
Ages 8 - 13, 384; that's 1 in 64,326
Ages 14 - 16, 558; that's 1 in 22,317
Ages 17 and over, 15,700; that's 1 in 15,715


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Violence related non-fatal injuries due to firearms:
These numbers include 3,991 incidents of self-harm for
ages 14 and over.
(There are no incidents of self-harm, aside from successful
suicides by firearm, recorded for < 14.)
Ages 0 - 3, 145; that's 1 in 109,493
Ages 4 - 7, 34; that's 1 in 481,286
Ages 8 - 13, 270; that's 1 in 91,487
Ages 14 - 16, 2,149; that's 1 in 5,795
Ages 17 and over, 63,989; that's 1 in 3,856

For reference, government and law enforcement agents shot and injured 1,183.

ETA- CDC links:
http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate10_us.html
http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/nfirates2001.html

[Duckhunter935]

1. Thank you very much

for doing that research.

That is a very true message to properly secure firearms and to know the issues our children are having. I hope we can all agree on that.


PS, I thought the CDC was prevented from doing anything about firearms statistics by the NRA? That is what we have been told.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. You're welcome

http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate10_us.html

Maybe the site is broken and the firearm radio button should be unavailable?