Here's an attribution table for 2021 (ignore the younger ages — their mortality barely increased)
Homicide — 29% of the increase
Drug ODs — 20%
Motor vehicle accidents — 20%
COVID — 12%Did you hear much about those top 3 for teen deaths? pic.twitter.com/E4PzTPvVGj
— Mary Pat Campbell (@meepbobeep) August 26, 2022
That’s just what I expected to see.