"Assault (homicide), the 16th leading cause of death in 2021, dropped from among the 15 leading causes of death in 2010. In 2021, the age-adjusted rate for homicide increased 5.1%, from 7.8 in 2020 to 8.2 per 100,000 standard population in 2021 (Table 11). Homicide remains a major issue for some age groups. Homicide was among the 15 leading causes of death in 2021 for age groups 1–4 (3rd), 5–14 (4th), 15–24 (2nd), 25–34 (3rd), 35–44 (7th), 45–54 (10th), and 55–64 (15th) (For leading causes of infant death, see “Infant mortality”) (14)."
Murphy SL, Kochanek KD, Xu JQ, Arias E. Deaths: Final data for 2021. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 73 no 8. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/158787.
