1. The leading cause of death for children is unintentional injuries.
The leading cause of death for children ages 1-4 is drowning.
Over 36,000 people are killed each year in car accidents. (Over 2 million injuries)
Over 630 children under 12 are killed each year in car accidents. A third of them were not restrained in proper car safety devices. (i.e., seat belts, car seats and infant seats)
Over 2,400 teens are killed in car accidents each year. (Teen Driving Statistics)
Over 139,600 people die each year from lung cancer.
Over 52,000 people die each year from Colorectal cancer.
Over 42,000 women die each year from breast cancer.
Over 31,600 men die each year from prostate cancer.
Kidney disease is the 9th leading cause of death in the US. An estimated 31 million people in the US have kidney disease (about 10% of the adult population) (Kidney Fund.org)
The leading cause of death up to age 44 is unintentional injuries.
Over 3,800 people are killed each year in fires. (US Fire Administration)
The sad part about these statistics is the fact that many of these could have been prevented.