Childhood gun suicide rising in U.S.

Around 1,300 U.S. children under the age of 17 die from gun-related injuries every year, about 500 of which are self-inflicted, according to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FIREARM SUICIDES (children aged 10 to 17 years)

Nearly 40% of child firearm deaths are suicides – which among young people is often impulsive act involving less than 10 minutes of deliberation


ALL FIREARM DEATHS (0-17)

FIREARM HOMICIDES (0-17)

KEY (rate per 100,000)
no data
0.0-0.9
1.0-1.9
2.0-2.9
3.0-3.9
≥ 4.0

FATAL FIREARM INJURY
RATES BY INTENT
(children aged 0-17, 2002-2014)
Homicide
Unintentional
Suicide
1.6 rate per 100,000
1.2
0.8
0.4
0
2002
04
06
08
10
12
14

Child plays with U.S. Marine Corps rifle during Fleet Week, New York City, May 2017

Sources: American Academy of Pediatrics, CDC, USA Today
Data from 2010-2014, unless otherwise stated
Picture: Getty Images