Data Underload  /  ,

Deaths by Firearm, Compared Against Injury-Related Deaths

By Nathan Yau

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention track cause of death over time, under several classifications and groupings. Among 1- to 19-year-olds, regulations decreased motor vehicle deaths, but deaths by firearms increased and became the leading mechanism in 2018.

Firearms Are the Leading Injury Mechanism

Among 1- to 19-year-olds in the United States, from 1999 to 2020.

DEATHS

16,709

As motor vehicle deaths decreased, firearm deaths increased and became the leading cause of injury-related death in 2018, among 1- to 19-year-olds.

Motor Vehicle Traffic

Firearm

Drowning

Suffocation

Poisoning

Fire

0

1999

2000

’01

’02

’03

’04

’05

’06

’07

’08

’09

’10

’11

’12

’13

’14

’15

’16

’17

’18

’19

’20

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DEATHS

16.7k

As motor vehicle deaths decreased, firearm deaths increased and became the leading cause of injury-related death in 2018, among 1- to 19-year-olds.

Motor Vehicle Traffic

Firearm

Drowning

Suffocation

Poisoning

Fire

0k

2000

’02

’04

’06

’08

’10

’12

’14

’16

’18

’20

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chart Type Used

Alluvial Diagram

Become a member. Support an independent site. Make great charts.

See What You Get

Favorites

The Best Data Visualization Projects of 2011

I almost didn’t make a best-of list this year, but …

All the Household Types in the U.S.

No need to restrict ourselves to the most common types. There are thousands. Let’s look at all of them.

Life expectancy changes

The data goes back to 1960 and up to the most current estimates for 2009. Each line represents a country.

Guessing Names Based on What They Start With

I’m terrible at names, but maybe data can help. Put in your sex, the decade when you were born, and start putting in your name. I’ll try to guess before you’re done.