2021 Second Consecutive Year , to Set Record For Number of , Gun-Related Child Deaths.<br />According to an analysis by the Centers for Disease <br />Control and Prevention, gun-related deaths <br />among children reached an all-time high in 2021.<br />NBC reports that 4,752 children died in <br />gun-related incidents in 2021, breaking <br />a record set just one year earlier.<br />Experts warn that the alarming <br />statistic highlights the worsening epidemic <br />of gun violence in the United States.<br />Over 80% of the gun-related deaths <br />involved males 19 years old or younger.<br />This is undoubtedly one of our chief <br />public health crises in this country, Dr. Chethan Sathya, Pediatric trauma surgeon at Northwell Health <br />in New York and the lead author of the study, via NBC.<br />The most likely reason that your child <br />will die in this country is at the hands <br />of a firearm. That’s not acceptable, Dr. Chethan Sathya, Pediatric trauma surgeon at Northwell Health <br />in New York and the lead author of the study, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that gun-related injuries <br />claimed more young lives than <br />motor vehicles, drug overdoses or cancer.<br />NBC reports that gun-related injuries <br />claimed more young lives than <br />motor vehicles, drug overdoses or cancer.<br />Dr. Chethan Sathya, a pediatric trauma surgeon at <br />Northwell Health in New York and the lead author of <br />the study, warns that the trend shows no sign of slowing.<br />The analysis found that the rate of children killed <br />by guns rose almost 42% between 2018 and 2021.<br />Of the 4,752 children gun-related deaths, <br />64.3% were homicides, 29.9% were suicides <br />and 3.5% were the result of accidental injuries
