Increase in mortality rate among kids, teens largest in decades: research

Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows

Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows

Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows

Originally Published: 14 MAR 23 13:29 ETUpdated: 14 MAR 23 14:31 ETBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN    (CNN) -- The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19 but from fatal injuries from things like firearms, drugs and cars, according to a study published Monday

Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows

The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19 but from fatal injuries from things like firearms,

Death rate of American kids has surged, VCU researchers say

Increases in drug overdoses, car wrecks, suicides and homicides leads to startling rise in deaths.

Unexpected infant death rate increased among Black children in 2020

The rate of sudden unexpected infant deaths increased significantly among Black children in 2020, possibly because of COVID-19, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

Study: Sudden unexplained infant death rates show steep rise among Black babies in 2020

Black babies recorded 214 deaths per 100,000 while American Indian or Alaskan Native infants recorded 205.1 deaths per 100,000.