biostudies-literatureWolf ERNIDDK NIH HHS1732-1740https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11070063biostudies-literatureUnknown331(20)<h4>Importance</h4>Mortality rates in US youth have increased in recent years. An understanding of the role of racial and ethnic disparities in these increases is lacking.<h4>Objective</h4>To compare all-cause and cause-specific mortality trends and rates among youth with Hispanic ethnicity and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, and White race.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This cross-sectional study conducted temporal analysis (1999-2020) and comparison of aggregate mortality rates (2016-2020) for youth aged 1 to 19 years using US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database. Data were analyzed from June 30, 2023, to January 17, 2024.<h4>Main outcomes and measures</h4>PooledJAMARacial and Ethnic Disparities in All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among US Youth.PMC11070063K23 DK132513Woolf SHOrr CJWolf ERRivara FPSen AChapman DAfalseRacial and Ethnic Disparities in All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among US Youth.<h4>Importance</h4>Mortality rates in US youth have increased in recent years. An understanding of the role of racial and ethnic disparities in these increases is lacking.<h4>Objective</h4>To compare all-cause and cause-specific mortality trends and rates among youth with Hispanic ethnicity and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, and White race.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This cross-sectional study conducted temporal analysis (1999-2020) and comparison of aggregate mortality rates (2016-2020) for youth aged 1 to 19 years using US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database. Data were analyzed from June 30, 2023, to January 17, 2024.<h4>Main outcomes and measures</h4>Pooled2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 May2025-04-05T09:12:36.175Z2025-04-05T09:12:36.175ZS-EPMC110700633870340310.1001/jama.2024.3908