Firearm- and Motor-VehicleRelated Injuries Continued Injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1-44 years in the United States. More than half (55%) of all injury-related deaths are caused by motor vehicles and firearms. Although the number of deaths from motor-vehicle crashes has exceeded those from firearms, since 1968, differences in the number of deaths have declined: from 1968 through 1991, motor-vehicle related deaths decreased by 21% (from 54,862 to 43,536) while firearm-related deaths increased by 60% (from 23,875 to 38,317). Based on these trends, by the year 2003, the number of firearm related deaths will surpass the number of motor-vehicle crashes, and firearms will become the leading cause of injury-related death. This report compares trends and patterns of deaths resulting from firearm- and motor-vehicle related injuries in the United States from 1968 through 1991.


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    Titel :

    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 43, No. 3, January 28, 1994. Deaths Resulting from Firearm- and Motor-Vehicle Related Injuries--United States, 1968-1991


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1994


    Format / Umfang :

    24 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch