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Neighborhood predictors of firearm suicide in Detroit

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States with rates increasing over the past two decades. The rate of suicide is higher in rural areas, but a greater number of people in urban areas die by suic…

Firearm death in US vs other countries

Gun violence in the US is the leading cause of death among children and teenagers, drives down life expectancy, and cost the economy around $557bn in 2022, says a report from the Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit organisation that researches healthcare issues and promotes improved quality and efficiency in healthcare.1The study used data from the global burden of disease study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle.Mass shootings in the US get much media attention but represent less than 2% of gun deaths in the US, the report says. Mass shootings are those in which four or more people are shot or killed, excluding the shooter. There were 656 mass shootings in the US in 2023, reports the Gun Violence Archive,2 and at least 385 so far this year.An earlier Commonwealth Fund study showed that in 2019 the US had 10.4 deaths per…

Unintentional firearm injury & deaths in adolescents

Approximately 15% of pediatric firearm injuries are unintentional. While demographic characteristics of unintentional firearm injuries have been described, the relationship between injury characteristics and m…

Neighborhood predictors of suicide

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States with rates increasing over the past two decades. The rate of suicide is higher in rural areas, but a greater number of people in urban areas die by suic…