It is not dismissive to put death rates into perspective. It is noteworthy that homicide is the number one cause of death for US Black males, 15-34 years old, a

It is not dismissive to put death rates into perspective. It is noteworthy that homicide is the number one cause of death for US Black males, 15-34 years old, as per 2013 CDC data. The death rate from homicide for age 20-24 is about 86.6 per 100,000 per year, worse than the Honduras average. This is true for no other demographic group surveyed in the United States. See page 35 of http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr65/nvsr65_02.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr65/nvsr65_02.pdf For White males, 15-24 years, homicide is the #3 cause of death while suicide is #2. Almost certainly, homicide would also be the leading cause of death for young Honduras males, though I don't have that data.