The WHO report states that the biggest causes of death among adolescents are road traffic injuries, lower respiratory infections and suicide, which causes about 1.2 million deaths every year. Over 3,000 youngsters die every day, totalling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable causes, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Around 1.2 billion people, or one in every six persons, are adolescents aged between 10 to 19 years.
The report states that the biggest causes of death among adolescents are road traffic injuries, lower respiratory infections and suicide, which caused respectively 115,302, 72,655 and 67,149 deaths. While most of these deaths could be prevented with good health services, education and social support, in many cases, adolescents who suffer from mental health disorders, substance abuse or poor nutrition cannot obtain critical…
