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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 137, No. 4

REGULAR ARTICLES | April 01, 1980

Violent deaths as a leading cause of mortality: an epidemiologic study of suicide, homicide, and accidents

Am J Psychiatry 1980;137:472-476.

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In the United States violent deaths (suicide, homicide, and accidents) are the leading cause of deaths in people aged 1-39 and the third leading cause of death for people of all ages. Violent death rates have tended to decrease since 1900. Among 15-24-year-olds, however, the violent death rate is currently the highest ever recorded in this country, and suicide and homicide rates among people aged 5-14 and 15- 24 are as high or higher than any previous recordings. The quantity of expected life lost through violent deaths is greater than that for any other cause of death.

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