On kidsdata.org, child/youth death rates are provided by age,
ethnicity, and cause of death. Specifically, the following
indicators are available: Rates are provided as three-year
averages. To show comparable information at the local and state
levels, kidsdata.org lists only the leading causes of death in
children for the state of California. The leading causes of
child deaths in California are very similar to the leading
causes locally and nationally. The Infant Mortality Rate is
shown separately on kidsdata.org. The national leading cause of
death for children/youth ages 1-24 is unintentional injuries,
such as car accidents and falls (1). In recent years, the
leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among 1- to
4-year-olds was drowning; among 5- to 24-year-olds, it was motor
vehicle accidents (1). Homicide, suicide, cancer, heart disease,
and congenital abnormalities are the other leading causes of
death for children/youth ages 1-24 in the U.S. (1). Many fatal
injuries can be prevented through e