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Q: Unintentional injury accounts for the majority of teen fatalities each year. What is the leading cause of these deaths?
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Unintentional injury accounts for the majority of teen fatalities each year what is the leading cause of these death?

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Motor Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for all people from 6 to 33 years of age true or fals?

True: Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers 15-19 years old according to the CDC. Unintentional injuries were the fifth leading cause of death overall and the leading cause for those under 45 years of age. Unintentional injuries comprised 66% of accidents for people under 45 years old. Motor vehicle traffic (27.3 percent) make up the largest percentage of unintentional injuries, Firearms (18.8 percent), Poisoning (16.4 percent), Fall (10.6 percent) and Suffocation (7.9 percent) comprise the rest.


What are the leading causes of morbidity?

Heart disease Cancer Accidents (unintentional injuries) Chronic lower respiratory diseases Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases) Alzheimer’s disease Diabetes Influenza and pneumonia Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis Intentional self-harm (suicide)


How many people die each year and what do they die from?

Number of deaths for leading causes of deathHeart disease: 616,067Cancer: 562,875Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 135,952Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 127,924Accidents (unintentional injuries): 123,706Alzheimer's disease: 74,632Diabetes: 71,382Influenza and Pneumonia: 52,717Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 46,448Septicemia: 34,828 And death by waffles , that is the worst way to go.


What is leading cause of death for teenagers?

As of 2005: For older teens: 1. Unintentional Injury (which includes car accidents, the leading cause of death) 2. Homicide 3. Suicide 4. Malignant Neoplasms 5. Heart Disease For younger teens: 1. Unintentional Injury 2. Malignant Neoplasms 3. Suicide 4. Congenital Anomalies 5. Homicide