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Adolescent health. Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 19. It is a unique stage of human development and an important time for laying the foundations of good health. Adolescents experience rapid physical, cognitive and psychosocial growth. This affects how they feel, think, make decisions, and ...
Adolescent health and development. WHO and multilateral development banks kick off US$ 1.5 billion primary health financing platform with new funds and launch of first investment plans in 15 countries. Boosting digital health can help prevent millions of deaths from noncommunicable diseases. Securing adolescent health and well-being today is ...
Over 1.5 million adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 years died in 2021, about 4500 every day. Young adolescents aged 10–14 years have the lowest risk of death among all age groups. Injuries (including road traffic injuries and drowning), interpersonal violence, self-harm and maternal conditions are the leading causes of death among ...
Adolescent health in the South-East Asia Region. 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).
Coming of age: adolescent health. The world now has more young people than ever before – of the 7.2 billion people worldwide, over 3 billion are younger than 25 years, making up 42% of the world population. Around 1.2 billion of these young people are adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years. Adolescence is a critical time of life.
It is estimated that 3.6% of 10–14-year-olds and 4.6% of 15–19-year-olds experience an anxiety disorder. Depression is estimated to occur among 1.1% of adolescents aged 10–14 years, and 2.8% of 15–19-year-olds. Depression and anxiety share some of the same symptoms, including rapid and unexpected changes in mood.
The Adolescent and Young Adult Health Unit (AYH) leads and coordinates WHO-wide efforts to improve the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults. About us.
Adolescent health in the Western Pacific. Adolescents – young people between the ages of 10 and 19 years – are often thought of as a healthy group. However, their rates of reduction of death has been much slower than other age groups. Adolescents are particularly at high risk of unintentional injuries, violence, early pregnancy, sexually ...
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However, adolescents are also vulnerable to a range of health risks, particularly a dual nutritional burden; malnutrition, anaemia and overweight /obesity), substance abuse, mental health concerns (suicide is a leading cause of death in Indian adolescents), road injury, violence and reproductive and sexual health problems.