Abstract
Surveillance for Violent Deaths - National Violent Death Reporting System, 32 States, 2016.
Highlights
In 2016, violence-related injuries led to approximately 65,000 deaths in the United States [1]
The majority (62.3%) of deaths were suicides, followed by homicides (24.9%), deaths of undetermined intent (10.8%), legal intervention deaths (1.2%), and unintentional firearm deaths (
Homicides were most often precipitated by an argument or conflict, occurred in conjunction with another crime, or for females, were related to intimate partner violence
Summary
In 2016, violence-related injuries led to approximately 65,000 deaths in the United States [1]. Suicide was the 10th leading cause of death overall in the United States and disproportionately affected young and middle-aged populations. Suicide was among the top two leading causes of death for persons aged 10–34 years and among the top four for persons aged 35–54 years. Homicide was the 16th leading cause of death overall in the United States but disproportionately affected young persons [1]. Homicide was the fourth leading cause of death for persons aged 1–14 years and the third leading cause of death for persons aged 15–34 years. Young non-Hispanic black males were disproportionately affected by homicide, which was the leading cause of death for non-Hispanic black males aged 15–34 years and the second leading cause of death for non-Hispanic black males aged 1–4 and 10–14 years
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