September 25, 2025Injury EpidemiologyOpen Access

Cradle to grave: how social vulnerability correlates with leading causes of injury-related mortality among children and youth

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Higher social vulnerability correlates with increased injury-related mortality among youth, particularly from firearms.
The analysis included 26,362 deaths between 2011 and 2021, with 10,643 due to major injury causes.
Cross-sectional study utilized death certificates and a negative binomial regression model to identify mortality relationships.
Systemic investments in healthcare may be crucial to reducing injury-related mortality among the most vulnerable populations.

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Cross-sectional study examines how social vulnerability correlates with injury-related mortality in youth, highlighting disparities.

Lazarus et al. (2025) studied this question.

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