• eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 days ago

    Clear evidence that the top cause are guns and motor vehicles, editor chooses to show a picture of prescription drugs.

    Yeah makes sense for the USA.

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      5 days ago

      To be fair, of the three leading causes drug poisoning deaths saw the largest increase.

      In 2023, 4,455 children and adolescents were killed by guns—a 3.9% increase since 2020. While motor vehicle crash deaths rose 8.6% over the same period, drug poisoning deaths, including overdoses, were the third leading cause of death, up 12.7% since 2020.