(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – More than 1.2 million adolescents die every year around the world – an average of 3,000 deaths per day – from causes that are largely preventable, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The leading cause of death among 10- to 19-year-olds globally in 2015 was road injury, which killed more than 115,000 people, followed by lower respiratory infections and self-harm.
When separated by age, sex and region, however, the leading causes of death differed significantly.
The report, published Tuesday, says two-thirds of deaths among adolescents occur in Southeast Asia and Africa.
