U.S. children face rising mortality and worsening health compared to peers in wealthy nations, according to a new study.

Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to just under 6 for firearm deaths. Meanwhile, substance use crept from just under 1 to nearly 2 from 2019 to 2022, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A new study suggests that children in the U.S. aged 1-19 are 1.8 times more likely to die than their counterparts in other developed countries