Centre for Adolescent Health Global patterns of mortality in young men & women Professor George Patton. Expert Group Meeting on Adolescents, Youth & Development, United Nations, New York July 2011.
TWO IDEAS Paradox of Adolescent Health Health Transition
Scope of Talk Mortality Mortality Morbidity Morbidity A picture of young peoples health A picture of young peoples health
Scope of Talk Mortality Mortality Morbidity Morbidity A picture of young peoples health A picture of young peoples health
World Health Organisation (WHO) Regions
Death Registration of at least 70% (stripes)
WHERE (regions) WHO (age) HOW (causes)
All-cause Mortality years
305/100,000 pa 45/100,000 pa
2.6 million deaths each year…
WHERE (regions) WHO (age) HOW (causes)
All-cause Mortality years
All-cause Mortality years
All-cause Mortality years 505/100,000 pa 69/100,000 pa
WHERE (regions) WHO (age) HOW (causes)
Mortality Classification Group Ia - Maternal Group Ib - Infectious, Nutritional Group II - Non-communicable Group III – Injuries* * Traffic, Suicide, Violence & War, Drowning & Burns
Maternal Deaths years 134/100,000 pa 0.5/100,000 pa
Infectious Disease Deaths years 149/100,000 pa 1.4/100,000 pa
Chronic Disease Deaths years 40/100,000 pa 13/100,000 pa 51/100,000 pa
Injury Deaths years 68/100,000 pa 30/100,000 pa
But things change quickly!
Gun Deaths in Latin America
Fires Traffic Inj Drowning Suicide Violence
50-year Lating America: Cause-specific death rates in 15-24yo males
50-year Sth America: Cause specific proportions of 15-24yo male deaths
50 year trends in mortality of 1 to 24 year old males in 49 countries
Changing Priorities in Youth Health
Scope of Talk Mortality Mortality Morbidity – DALYS Morbidity – DALYS A picture of young peoples health A picture of young peoples health
Mortality and Morbidity components of global DALYS in year olds
DALYs per 1000 in 15 to 19-year-olds
Scope of Talk Mortality Mortality Morbidity Morbidity A picture of young peoples health A picture of young peoples health
Measuring adolescent health Mortality not enough Mortality not enough –Effects of epidemiological transition –Changing relevance of adolescence Beyond the health sector Beyond the health sector –Joined-up approaches
A framework for measuring youth health 1
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