Matt McGough

Jul 18, 2023 | kff.org | Matt McGough |Krutika B. Amin |Nirmita Panchal |Cynthia Cox

Editor’s Note: This brief was updated on July 18, 2023, with newer data. In 2020 and 2021, firearms contributed to the deaths of more children ages 1-17 years in the U.S. than any other type of injury or illness. The child firearm mortality rate has doubled in the U.S. from a recent low of 1.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2013 to 3.7 in 2021. The United States has by far the highest rate of child and teen firearm mortality among peer nations.