A look at child and teen deaths between 2002 and 2012

SOURCE: 49 public records requests submitted to 50 state health departments
INTERACTIVE BY: Jordan Rubio
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Values transcribed directly from this archived chart’s data. The chart heading and legend define the units and series.

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Gun HomicideAlaska2.65
Gun HomicideLouisiana5.41
Gun HomicideOklahoma3.94
Gun HomicideWyoming.98
Gun HomicideNew Mexico2.25
Gun HomicideMontana.95
Gun HomicideMississippi2.55
Gun HomicideMaryland4.01
Gun HomicideMichigan2.94
Gun HomicideTennessee2.54
Gun HomicideSouth Carolina2.54
Gun HomicideCalifornia3.27
Gun HomicideArkansas1.85
Gun HomicideIdaho.60
Gun HomicidePennsylvania2.70
Gun HomicideSouth Dakota.25
Gun HomicideNorth Dakota.00
Gun HomicideArizona2.36
Gun HomicideWest Virginia1.54
Gun HomicideIllinois2.90
Gun HomicideFlorida2.48
Gun HomicideNorth Carolina2.06
Gun HomicideIndiana1.92
Gun HomicideVirginia2.09
Gun HomicideGeorgia2.36
Gun HomicideKansas1.45
Gun HomicideTexas1.86
Gun HomicideWisconsin1.53
Gun HomicideNebraska1.39
Gun HomicideNevada1.76
Gun HomicideColorado1.24
Gun HomicideIowa.51
Gun HomicideMissouri1.59
Gun HomicideWashington1.04
Gun HomicideMinnesota.92
Gun HomicideOregon.89
Gun HomicideVermont.36
Gun HomicideNew York1.53
Gun HomicideUtah.36
Gun HomicideNew Jersey1.43
Gun HomicideOhio1.49
Gun HomicideKentucky.00
Gun HomicideMassachusetts1.25
Gun HomicideNew Hampshire.22
Gun HomicideAlabama.37
Gun HomicideConnecticut1.00
Gun HomicideDelaware.90
Gun HomicideMaine.17
Gun HomicideRhode Island.60
Gun HomicideHawaii.00
Gun SuicideAlaska4.45
Gun SuicideLouisiana1.59
Gun SuicideOklahoma2.12
Gun SuicideWyoming3.78
Gun SuicideNew Mexico2.48
Gun SuicideMontana3.53
Gun SuicideMississippi1.39
Gun SuicideMaryland.65
Gun SuicideMichigan1.11
Gun SuicideTennessee1.21
Gun SuicideSouth Carolina1.11
Gun SuicideCalifornia.47
Gun SuicideArkansas1.46
Gun SuicideIdaho2.62
Gun SuicidePennsylvania.90
Gun SuicideSouth Dakota2.83
Gun SuicideNorth Dakota.00
Gun SuicideArizona1.25
Gun SuicideWest Virginia1.79
Gun SuicideIllinois.39
Gun SuicideFlorida.76
Gun SuicideNorth Carolina1.04
Gun SuicideIndiana1.16
Gun SuicideVirginia1.03
Gun SuicideGeorgia.69
Gun SuicideKansas1.45
Gun SuicideTexas1.00
Gun SuicideWisconsin1.34
Gun SuicideNebraska1.43
Gun SuicideNevada.99
Gun SuicideColorado1.40
Gun SuicideIowa1.96
Gun SuicideMissouri.63
Gun SuicideWashington1.21
Gun SuicideMinnesota1.24
Gun SuicideOregon1.18
Gun SuicideVermont1.61
Gun SuicideNew York.30
Gun SuicideUtah1.33
Gun SuicideNew Jersey.13
Gun SuicideOhio.10
Gun SuicideKentucky.00
Gun SuicideMassachusetts.18
Gun SuicideNew Hampshire.94
Gun SuicideAlabama.71
Gun SuicideConnecticut.22
Gun SuicideDelaware.00
Gun SuicideMaine.60
Gun SuicideRhode Island.00
Gun SuicideHawaii.00
Accidental Gun DeathAlaska.72
Accidental Gun DeathLouisiana.46
Accidental Gun DeathOklahoma.19
Accidental Gun DeathWyoming.00
Accidental Gun DeathNew Mexico.23
Accidental Gun DeathMontana.51
Accidental Gun DeathMississippi.84
Accidental Gun DeathMaryland.00
Accidental Gun DeathMichigan.10
Accidental Gun DeathTennessee.18
Accidental Gun DeathSouth Carolina.42
Accidental Gun DeathCalifornia.12
Accidental Gun DeathArkansas.32
Accidental Gun DeathIdaho.44
Accidental Gun DeathPennsylvania.16
Accidental Gun DeathSouth Dakota.57
Accidental Gun DeathNorth Dakota.00
Accidental Gun DeathArizona.09
Accidental Gun DeathWest Virginia.16
Accidental Gun DeathIllinois.00
Accidental Gun DeathFlorida.13
Accidental Gun DeathNorth Carolina.21
Accidental Gun DeathIndiana.22
Accidental Gun DeathVirginia.14
Accidental Gun DeathGeorgia.21
Accidental Gun DeathKansas.21
Accidental Gun DeathTexas.13
Accidental Gun DeathWisconsin.12
Accidental Gun DeathNebraska.18
Accidental Gun DeathNevada.11
Accidental Gun DeathColorado.01
Accidental Gun DeathIowa.00
Accidental Gun DeathMissouri.27
Accidental Gun DeathWashington.10
Accidental Gun DeathMinnesota.06
Accidental Gun DeathOregon.11
Accidental Gun DeathVermont.06
Accidental Gun DeathNew York.03
Accidental Gun DeathUtah.00
Accidental Gun DeathNew Jersey.03
Accidental Gun DeathOhio.00
Accidental Gun DeathKentucky.00
Accidental Gun DeathMassachusetts.02
Accidental Gun DeathNew Hampshire.08
Accidental Gun DeathAlabama.20
Accidental Gun DeathConnecticut.05
Accidental Gun DeathDelaware.00
Accidental Gun DeathMaine.06
Accidental Gun DeathRhode Island.00
Accidental Gun DeathHawaii.00
OtherAlaska.22
OtherLouisiana.08
OtherOklahoma.04
OtherWyoming.59
OtherNew Mexico.16
OtherMontana.11
OtherMississippi.16
OtherMaryland.07
OtherMichigan.07
OtherTennessee.22
OtherSouth Carolina.00
OtherCalifornia.00
OtherArkansas.20
OtherIdaho.14
OtherPennsylvania.00
OtherSouth Dakota.08
OtherNorth Dakota.00
OtherArizona.00
OtherWest Virginia.12
OtherIllinois.12
OtherFlorida.02
OtherNorth Carolina.07
OtherIndiana.06
OtherVirginia.06
OtherGeorgia.01
OtherKansas.05
OtherTexas.02
OtherWisconsin.05
OtherNebraska.00
OtherNevada.04
OtherColorado.09
OtherIowa.10
OtherMissouri.03
OtherWashington.11
OtherMinnesota.05
OtherOregon.07
OtherVermont.18
OtherNew York.00
OtherUtah.00
OtherNew Jersey.01
OtherOhio.00
OtherKentucky.00
OtherMassachusetts.00
OtherNew Hampshire.08
OtherAlabama.00
OtherConnecticut.02
OtherDelaware.00
OtherMaine.00
OtherRhode Island.00
OtherHawaii.00
UnreportedAlaska.00
UnreportedLouisiana.00
UnreportedOklahoma.00
UnreportedWyoming.00
UnreportedNew Mexico.00
UnreportedMontana.00
UnreportedMississippi.00
UnreportedMaryland.00
UnreportedMichigan.00
UnreportedTennessee.00
UnreportedSouth Carolina.00
UnreportedCalifornia.00
UnreportedArkansas.00
UnreportedIdaho.00
UnreportedPennsylvania.00
UnreportedSouth Dakota.00
UnreportedNorth Dakota3.71
UnreportedArizona.00
UnreportedWest Virginia.00
UnreportedIllinois.00
UnreportedFlorida.00
UnreportedNorth Carolina.00
UnreportedIndiana.00
UnreportedVirginia.00
UnreportedGeorgia.04
UnreportedKansas.00
UnreportedTexas.09
UnreportedWisconsin.00
UnreportedNebraska.00
UnreportedNevada.00
UnreportedColorado.00
UnreportedIowa.00
UnreportedMissouri.00
UnreportedWashington.00
UnreportedMinnesota.00
UnreportedOregon.00
UnreportedVermont.00
UnreportedNew York.00
UnreportedUtah.11
UnreportedNew Jersey.00
UnreportedOhio.00
UnreportedKentucky1.47
UnreportedMassachusetts.00
UnreportedNew Hampshire.00
UnreportedAlabama.00
UnreportedConnecticut.00
UnreportedDelaware.08
UnreportedMaine.00
UnreportedRhode Island.00
UnreportedHawaii.23
AccidentalAlaska.72
AccidentalLouisiana.46
AccidentalOklahoma.19
AccidentalWyoming.00
AccidentalNew Mexico.23
AccidentalMontana.51
AccidentalMississippi.84
AccidentalMaryland.00
AccidentalMichigan.10
AccidentalTennessee.18
AccidentalSouth Carolina.42
AccidentalCalifornia.12
AccidentalArkansas.32
AccidentalIdaho.44
AccidentalPennsylvania.16
AccidentalSouth Dakota.57
AccidentalNorth Dakota.00
AccidentalArizona.09
AccidentalWest Virginia.16
AccidentalIllinois.00
AccidentalFlorida.13
AccidentalNorth Carolina.21
AccidentalIndiana.22
AccidentalVirginia.14
AccidentalGeorgia.21
AccidentalKansas.21
AccidentalTexas.13
AccidentalWisconsin.12
AccidentalNebraska.18
AccidentalNevada.11
AccidentalColorado.01
AccidentalIowa.00
AccidentalMissouri.27
AccidentalWashington.10
AccidentalMinnesota.06
AccidentalOregon.11
AccidentalVermont.06
AccidentalNew York.03
AccidentalUtah.00
AccidentalNew Jersey.03
AccidentalOhio.00
AccidentalKentucky.00
AccidentalMassachusetts.02
AccidentalNew Hampshire.08
AccidentalAlabama.20
AccidentalConnecticut.05
AccidentalDelaware.00
AccidentalMaine.06
AccidentalRhode Island.00
AccidentalHawaii.00
SuicideAlaska4.45
SuicideLouisiana1.59
SuicideOklahoma2.12
SuicideWyoming3.78
SuicideNew Mexico2.48
SuicideMontana3.53
SuicideMississippi1.39
SuicideMaryland.65
SuicideMichigan1.11
SuicideTennessee1.21
SuicideSouth Carolina1.11
SuicideCalifornia.47
SuicideArkansas1.46
SuicideIdaho2.62
SuicidePennsylvania.90
SuicideSouth Dakota2.83
SuicideNorth Dakota.00
SuicideArizona1.25
SuicideWest Virginia1.79
SuicideIllinois.39
SuicideFlorida.76
SuicideNorth Carolina1.04
SuicideIndiana1.16
SuicideVirginia1.03
SuicideGeorgia.69
SuicideKansas1.45
SuicideTexas1.00
SuicideWisconsin1.34
SuicideNebraska1.43
SuicideNevada.99
SuicideColorado1.40
SuicideIowa1.96
SuicideMissouri.63
SuicideWashington1.21
SuicideMinnesota1.24
SuicideOregon1.18
SuicideVermont1.61
SuicideNew York.30
SuicideUtah1.33
SuicideNew Jersey.13
SuicideOhio.10
SuicideKentucky.00
SuicideMassachusetts.18
SuicideNew Hampshire.94
SuicideAlabama.71
SuicideConnecticut.22
SuicideDelaware.00
SuicideMaine.60
SuicideRhode Island.00
SuicideHawaii.00
HomicideAlaska2.65
HomicideLouisiana5.41
HomicideOklahoma3.94
HomicideWyoming.98
HomicideNew Mexico2.25
HomicideMontana.95
HomicideMississippi2.55
HomicideMaryland4.01
HomicideMichigan2.94
HomicideTennessee2.54
HomicideSouth Carolina2.54
HomicideCalifornia3.27
HomicideArkansas1.85
HomicideIdaho.60
HomicidePennsylvania2.70
HomicideSouth Dakota.25
HomicideNorth Dakota.00
HomicideArizona2.36
HomicideWest Virginia1.54
HomicideIllinois2.90
HomicideFlorida2.48
HomicideNorth Carolina2.06
HomicideIndiana1.92
HomicideVirginia2.09
HomicideGeorgia2.36
HomicideKansas1.45
HomicideTexas1.86
HomicideWisconsin1.53
HomicideNebraska1.39
HomicideNevada1.76
HomicideColorado1.24
HomicideIowa.51
HomicideMissouri1.59
HomicideWashington1.04
HomicideMinnesota.92
HomicideOregon.89
HomicideVermont.36
HomicideNew York1.53
HomicideUtah.36
HomicideNew Jersey1.43
HomicideOhio1.49
HomicideKentucky.00
HomicideMassachusetts1.25
HomicideNew Hampshire.22
HomicideAlabama.37
HomicideConnecticut1.00
HomicideDelaware.90
HomicideMaine.17
HomicideRhode Island.60
HomicideHawaii.00