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    Disturbing News About Causes of Death in US Children

    There's nothing more hurtful than the loss of a child. Every time we hear on the news a child is dead, it breaks our heart. We don't have to be related with them to find the event tragic. Even though the death rates in children fell from 1,288 per 100,000 in 1980 to less than 600 per 100,000 in 2019, the numbers are still disturbingly high. Firearm, vehicle crashes and cancer are the leading causes of death in children and teens.