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The graph in your first link is absolutely fascinating. I found the number of "Unintentional Poisoning" and "Suicide" deaths especially surprising (due to the h

The graph in your first link is absolutely fascinating. I found the number of "Unintentional Poisoning" and "Suicide" deaths especially surprising (due to the high numbers)

pmarreck 7y ago
Jesus. Multiple types of suffocation for babies < 1 yr old
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slavik81 7y ago
Unintentional poisonings have rocketed up the charts in the past few years. It didn't used to be in first place. That's the fentanyl crisis you're seeing.
- keanzu 7y ago
  The document we were looking at for poisoning was from 2011. 10 Leading Causes of Injury Deaths by Age Group HighlightingUnintentional Injury Deaths, United States – 2011
  - slavik81 7y ago
    It seems I'm getting old, but you can watch it happen: 2007 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/unintentional_2007_bw-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/unintentional_2007_bw... 2008 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury_deaths_age_group_highlighting_unintentional_injury-deaths_us_2008-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury... 2009 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury_deaths_age_group_highlighting_unintentional_injury-deaths_us_2009-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury... 2010 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10lcid_unintentional_deaths_2010-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10lcid_unintentional_... 2011 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_injury_deaths_highlighting_unintentional_injury_2011-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_inj... All Data - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html
DanBC 7y ago
In the US children aged under 9 cannot be counted as a death by suicide. Suicide means "the deceased ended their life, and had the intent to do so". The US says that people under the age of 9 cannot make a reasoned decision about killing themselves, and thus cannot have the intent to die. So there will be some people under 9 who killed themselves. It will be a very small number. But their death will be counted as something other than suicide.

The graph in your first link is absolutely fascinating. I found the number of "Unintentional Poisoning" and "Suicide" deaths especially surprising (due to the high numbers)

pmarreck 7y ago

Jesus. Multiple types of suffocation for babies < 1 yr old

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slavik81 7y ago

Unintentional poisonings have rocketed up the charts in the past few years. It didn't used to be in first place. That's the fentanyl crisis you're seeing.

keanzu 7y ago
The document we were looking at for poisoning was from 2011. 10 Leading Causes of Injury Deaths by Age Group HighlightingUnintentional Injury Deaths, United States – 2011
- slavik81 7y ago
  It seems I'm getting old, but you can watch it happen: 2007 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/unintentional_2007_bw-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/unintentional_2007_bw... 2008 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury_deaths_age_group_highlighting_unintentional_injury-deaths_us_2008-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury... 2009 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury_deaths_age_group_highlighting_unintentional_injury-deaths_us_2009-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_injury... 2010 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10lcid_unintentional_deaths_2010-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10lcid_unintentional_... 2011 - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_injury_deaths_highlighting_unintentional_injury_2011-a.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/leading_causes_of_inj... All Data - https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html

DanBC 7y ago

In the US children aged under 9 cannot be counted as a death by suicide. Suicide means "the deceased ended their life, and had the intent to do so". The US says that people under the age of 9 cannot make a reasoned decision about killing themselves, and thus cannot have the intent to die. So there will be some people under 9 who killed themselves. It will be a very small number. But their death will be counted as something other than suicide.