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Article: Deaths resulting from firearm- and motor-vehicle-related injuries - United States, 1968-1991. (Effectiveness In Disease And Injury Prevention)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- January 28, 1994
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Injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1-44 years in the United States. More than half (55%) of all injury-related deaths are caused by motor vehicles and firearms (1). Although the number of deaths from motor-vehicle crashes has exceeded those from firearms, since 1968, differences in the number of deaths have declined: from 1968 through 1991, motor-vehicle-related deaths decreased by 21% (from 54,862 to 43,536) while firearm-related deaths increased by 60% (from 23,875 to 38,317) (1). Based on these trends, by the year 2003, the number of firearm-related deaths will surpass the number of motor-vehicle crashes, and firearms will become the leading cause of ...