HEALTH COACH - Road accidents the world's largest killer of teenagers

HEALTH COACH -

 Road accidents the world's largest killer of teenagers  

 

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 Road traffic crashes are the biggest killer of adolescents worldwide, reveals the publication of international data published by the World Health Organization. 
 
 By 2015, more than 1.2 million teenagers have died. Road accidents accounted for nearly one in 10 of these deaths. 
 
 Most of the road accidents involved men aged 10 to 19 years 
 
 Chest infections and self-harm were the world's biggest killers of girls and young women. 
 
 1. The best five killers of teenagers (aged 10 to 19 years old):  
 1. Road Attack 
 
 2. Lower Respiratory Infections 
 
 5. Drowning 
 
 According to the world report, more than 3,000 teenagers are dying 
 
 3. Self-harm (intentional and accidental suicide) every day. 
 
 More than two-thirds of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries in Africa and South-East Asia. 
 
 And most are avoidable. 
 
 Road traffic accidents 
 
 Most of the young people killed by the main cause - road accidents - are "vulnerable" road users: pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists . 
 
 





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 Males aged 15 to 19 make up the largest share of these 115,302 deaths, mostly in the poorest countries of Europe, the Americas and the Eastern Mediterranean region. 
 
 Although road traffic injuries are far fewer, they are still the leading cause of death among teenagers in high-income countries, followed more or less by self-related deaths. 
 
 In 2015 in Great Britain, road accidents killed 145 people aged 10 to 19 years and left 3,166 people seriously injured. 
 
 According to experts from the United Kingdom, the transition between primary and secondary school, when children often start going to school without assistance, can be particularly dangerous. 
 
 In some countries, such as the UK, road safety education and legislation encouraging drivers to slow down appears to have the desired effect, reducing accident rates Of the road, says the author of the WHO study, Dr. Anthony Costello. 
 
 But other countries are late, he said. 
 
 The other major killers 
 
 Overall, teenage deaths as a whole have declined. 
 
 But some deaths are more and more common. 
 
 Self-related deaths are increasing in many areas, says Dr. Costello. 
 
 "Adjudication is a massive and growing issue in many countries. We see suicide rates rising 
 
" Adolescence is a lifetime altogether stressful. Young people need support, but the health of teenagers around the world has been largely overlooked. "
 
 He says that improving how health systems serve adolescents is only part of improving their health. 
 
 "Parents, Families and communities are extremely important because they have the greatest potential for positively influencing adolescent behavior and health. "
 
 







 
 







 
 The Global Accelerated Action for Health of Adolescents report was produced by WHO in collaboration with the United Nations, Unesco, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, World Bank, Initiative Every Women, Every Child and The Partnership for Maternity, Newborn, Child and Youth Health.