TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Mortality A1 - Erenrich, Rebecca K. A1 - Ozer, Elizabeth M. A2 - Kline, Mark W. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Mortality rates for adolescents and young adults have decreased over the past decades globally and in the United States; however, adolescence and young adulthood remain risky periods of life. In the United States, after ages 5 to 9, the years with the lowest risk of death, the mortality rate increases. In 2014, the mortality rate was 14.0 per 100,000 population for early adolescents (10–14 years) and 45.5 per 100,000 population for late adolescents (15–19 years). The more than 200% increase in mortality across these intervals reflects the violent etiology of most deaths; increased access to motor vehicles and firearms, combined with use of substances, likely drives this increase. The trend continues to worsen in young adulthood: Young adults have 6 times the mortality rate of younger adolescents, with 83.8 deaths per 100,000 population (20–24 years). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182922804 ER -