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Rise in youth mortality fuelled by mental illness, drugs, violence and other preventable causes

By Manuel Corpas, Lecturer in Genomics, University of Westminster
Global mortality continues to fall. Life expectancy has improved to unprecedented levels and deaths in young children have plummeted. Yet for adolescents and young adults, especially those aged 15 to 24, little progress has been made according to data from the latest Global Burden of Disease study. In parts of North America and eastern Europe, mortality in those aged 15-24 has actually risen…The Conversation


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