Racial and Ethnic Disparities in All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among US Youth

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among US Youth, in JAMA

key takeaway: "Injuries, especially firearm injuries, were associated with worsening disparities between Black and American Indian or Alaska Native and White youth. Between 2016 and 2020, the homicide rate in Black youth was 12.81 per 100 000 youth (rate ratio with White youth, 10.20), and the suicide rate for American Indian or Alaska Native youth was 11.37 per 100 000 youth (rate ratio with White youth, 2.60)."