U.S. Firearm Mortality Trends for Ages 1-34, 1985-1990

Firearm mortality data for children, youth, and young adults aged 1 to 34 years in the United States. The dataset, authored by Lois A. Fingerhut of the National Center for Health Statistics, likely contains tabular records tracking trends and current status. Its temporal coverage spans the years 1985 through 1990.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in firearm-related deaths by age group (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Modeling risk factors for youth mortality using demographic variables (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Informing public health policy and intervention strategies for violence prevention (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on paperswithcode
• Authored by a researcher from the National Center for Health Statistics
• Focuses on a specific age range (1-34 years) and cause of death

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

National Center for Health Statistics

Time Range

1985-1990

Geography

United States