Adolescence population. Why it is necessary to care? What steps have been taken to protect the adolescence population?
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More than 1.1 million adolescents aged 10-19 years died in 2016, over 3000 every day, mostly from preventable or treatable causes.
Road traffic injuries were the leading cause of death among adolescents in 2016. Other major causes of adolescent deaths include suicide, interpersonal violence, HIV/AIDS and diarrhoeal diseases.
Half of all mental health disorders in adulthood start by age 14, but most cases are undetected and untreated.
Globally, there are 44 births per 1000 to girls aged 15 to 19 per year.
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