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Bookmark or Share- Adolescent and young adult health - World Health Organization (WHO)Overview. 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.
- Adolescent health - SEARO - World Health Organization (WHO)WHO defines 'Adolescents' as individuals in the 10-19 years age group and 'Youth' as the 15-24 year age group. While 'Young People' covers the age range 10-24 years. There are about 360 million adolescents comprising about 20% of the population in the countries of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR). The transition from childhood to adulthood involves dramatic physical, sexual, psychological and ...
- Height-for-age (5-19 years) - World Health Organization (WHO)Growth reference 5-19 years - Height-for-age (5-19 years) When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.
- Adolescent pregnancy - World Health Organization (WHO)Key facts. As of 2019, adolescents aged 15–19 years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) had an estimated 21 million pregnancies each year, of which approximately 50% were unintended and which resulted in an estimated 12 million births (1,2).
- Youth violence - World Health Organization (WHO)WHO fact sheet on youth violence providing key facts and information on the scope of the problem, risk factors, prevention, WHO response.
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