Prevalence of firearms in U.S. drives public health crisis of gun deaths, OHSU study finds

Rate of mental health disorders in U.S. comparable to 40 peer countries, but Americans 20 times more likely to die by firearm

By Angela Yeager September 09, 2024 Portland, Oregon

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Prevalence of firearms in U.S. drives public health crisis of gun deaths, OHSU study finds

Research at Oregon Health & Science Univerity shows more young people are now dying from bullets than from cancer. And the number is going up. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)