TABLE 1.

Number of Deaths in Delinquent Youth (N = 1829) 16 Years After Juvenile Detention, According to Cause of Death

Variable	All Cause	External Cause	Homicide	Homicide by Firearm
All (N = 1829)	111	105	75	68
Male (n = 1172)	86	85	65	61
Race/ethnicity
African American (n = 575)	42	41	37	36
Non-Hispanic white (n = 207)	14	14	6	4
Hispanic (n = 387)	30	30	22	21
Other (n = 3)	0	0	0	0
Female (n = 657)	25	20	10	7
Race/ethnicity
African American (n = 430)	17	12	8	5
Non-Hispanic white (n = 89)	2	2	0	0
Hispanic (n = 137)	6	6	2	2
Other (n = 1)	0	0	0	0
Age at death, y
15–19	40	40	30	30
20–24	37	35	23	20
25–29	30	27	19	15
30–34	4	3	3	3

Causes of death are not mutually exclusive.