More stats, namely deaths of 5-17 year olds per year, data from a couple of days ago:
- COVID: 228 (CDC, approximately 1 year)
- Car Accidents: 1,775 (National Safety Council, 2019)
The good news is that car accident deaths have been declining for years. The bad news is that schools are still mostly closed for in school learning, and yet we don’t give a second thought to our children dying in car accidents (or drowning in buckets).
FYI deaths from poisoning (AKA drug overdose) doesn’t pass car accidents until age 23.
