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Jun 5, 2024 · Poor diet and low physical activity are additional challenges which begin in childhood and adolescence, as does sexual abuse. Older adolescent girls are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence. Pregnancy complications and unsafe abortions are the leading causes of death among 15-19-year-old girls.
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The patterns of death of 10–14-year-olds are dominated by...
- [Adolescent] - Mortality/causes of death - WHO Data
Over 3,000 adolescents aged 10-19 years die every day. This...
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Over 1.5 million adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years died in 2021, about 4500 every day.Young adolescents aged 10–14 years have the lowest risk of death among all age groups.Injuries (including road traffic injuries and drowning), interpersonal violence, self-harm and maternal conditions are the leading causes of death among adolescents and young adults.Half of all mental health disorders in adulthood start by age 14, but most cases are undetected and untreated.Survival chances for adolescents and young adults vary greatly across the world. In 2021, the average probability of a 10-year-old dying before age 24 was about 6 times higher in sub-Saharan Africa than in North America and Europe. Within the age group 10–24 years, mortality rates are lowest among adolescents aged 10–14, and highest among young adu...
Many unintentional injuries such as road traffic and drowning are the leading cause of death and disability among adolescents. 1. Road traffic accidents In 2021, over 100 000 adolescents (10–19 years) died from road traffic accidents. Many of those who died were vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists or users of motorized two-wheele...
The rights of children under 18 years to survive, grow and develop are enshrined in international legal documents. In 2013, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) published guidelines on the right of children to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, and a General Comment on realizing the rights of children during adole...
WHO works with Member States and partners to improve the health of young people by producing evidence-based guidelines, advocating and providing recommendations for adolescent-responsive health systems, and documenting progress in adolescent health and development. In 2023, WHO published an update of the Global Accelerated Action for the Health of ...
There has been an increase in mortality among adolescents in the UK since 2014, from 17.5 to 18.0 per 100,000 young people aged 10-19 years. 2, 3, 4. In 2018, the most common causes of death in England and Wales in this age group were accidental injury, cancer and intentional self-harm (including suicide), followed by neurological ...
Dec 19, 2018 · Among children 1 to 4 years of age, drowning was the most common cause of death, followed by congenital abnormalities and motor vehicle crashes. ... Reducing Deaths in Childhood and Adolescence.
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Over 3,000 adolescents aged 10-19 years die every day. This page displays data on adolescent all-cause mortality and causes of death among 10-19 year old.
Factors that contribute to death during early childhood are different to those which contribute to death during infancy or adolescence, with cancer being the biggest cause of death in this age group. There is a strong association between deprivation and the risk of death throughout childhood, with children in deprived areas more likely to die. 1
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Oct 25, 2023 · Almost 6·5 million children and adolescents younger than 20 years died globally in 2021, the vast majority from preventable causes.1 Reliable and timely data on causes of death are needed to better focus the attention of the global community on improving the survival of children and adolescents and to guide effective policy and programmes. But no less importantly, these data must be publicly ...
