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- In 2019 there were 1·49 million deaths (95% uncertainty interval 1·39–1·59) worldwide in people aged 10–24 years, of which 61% occurred in males. 32·7% of all adolescent deaths were due to transport injuries, unintentional injuries, or interpersonal violence and conflict; 32·1% were due to communicable, nutritional, or maternal causes; 27·0% were due to non-communicable diseases; and 8·2% were due to self-harm.
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If news reports reflected what children died from, they would say that around 1,400 young children die from diarrheal diseases, 1,000 die from malaria, and 1,900 from respiratory infections – every day. This can change. Over time, death rates from these causes have declined across the world.
Nov 7, 2023 · The annual death rate among ten-year-olds between 2018 and 2021 in the United States was 11.6 per 100,000 people in that age group. Among infants (aged under 1), the rate was 548 per 100,000, which is 47 times higher. The lowest death rate was among eight-year-olds during this period.
From 2020 to 2021, age-adjusted death rates, corrected for race and ethnicity misclassification, increased 2.3% for Hispanic females (586.6 to 599.8), 6.1% for non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) males (1,618.9 to 1,717.5), 7.3% for non-Hispanic AIAN females (1,152.9 to 1,236.6), 1.3% for non-Hispanic Black females (910.0 to 921...
Mar 1, 2021 · Although 18·3% of the population aged 15–24 years were living in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019, the region accounted for 37·9% (90% UI 34·8–41·9) of all worldwide deaths in youth. Interpretation. It is urgent to accelerate progress in reducing youth mortality.
- Bruno Masquelier, Lucia Hug, David Sharrow, Danzhen You, Colin Mathers, Patrick Gerland, Leontine Al...
- 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00023-1
- 2021
- 2021/04
Description: This report presents final 2021 U.S. mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics. These data provide information on mortality patterns among U.S. residents by variables such as sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, and cause of death.
Oct 10, 2021 · Annual percentage decrease in all-cause mortality rate since 1990 in adolescents aged 15–19 years was 1·3% in males and 1·6% in females, almost half that of males aged 1–4 years (2·4%), and around a third less than in females aged 1–4 years (2·5%).
Oct 25, 2023 · Prematurity was the main cause of death in people younger than 20 years, with almost 1 million deaths in 2021, representing 18·1% of deaths in children younger than 5 years ( figure ).
