“Death rates for males are substantially higher than for females for every age

group of children and youth, but the largest difference occurs among teens,
ages 15 to 19” (Goutas, et al., 2011, p. 11).

 A recent study found that death rates for male children and teens are higher
than those for females in all age groups, but the most significant difference
between death rates for male and female children occurs between the ages
of 15 and 19 (Goutas, et al., 2011).