title: Violent deaths as a leading cause of mortality: an epidemiologic study of suicide, homicide, and accidents.
abstract: In the United States violent deaths (suicide, homicide, and accidents) are the leading cause of deaths in people aged 1-39 and the third leading cause of death for people of all ages. Violent death rates have tended to decrease since 1900. Among 15-24-year-olds, however, the violent death rate is currently the highest ever recorded in this country, and suicide and homicide rates among people aged 5-14 and 15-24 are as high or higher than any previous recordings. The quantity of expected life lost through violent deaths is greater than that for any other cause of death.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence