1. 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.

2. TWO IDEAS Paradox of Adolescent Health Health Transition

3. Scope of Talk Mortality Mortality Morbidity Morbidity A picture of young peoples health A picture of young peoples health

4. Scope of Talk Mortality Mortality Morbidity Morbidity A picture of young peoples health A picture of young peoples health

5. World Health Organisation (WHO) Regions

6. Death Registration of at least 70% (stripes)

7. WHERE (regions) WHO (age) HOW (causes)

8. All-cause Mortality 10-24 years

12. 305/100,000 pa 45/100,000 pa

13. 2.6 million deaths each year…

14. WHERE (regions) WHO (age) HOW (causes)

15. All-cause Mortality 10-14 years

16. All-cause Mortality 15-19 years

17. All-cause Mortality 20-24 years 505/100,000 pa 69/100,000 pa

18. WHERE (regions) WHO (age) HOW (causes)

19. Mortality Classification Group Ia - Maternal Group Ib - Infectious, Nutritional Group II - Non-communicable Group III – Injuries* * Traffic, Suicide, Violence & War, Drowning & Burns

21. Maternal Deaths 15-24 years 134/100,000 pa 0.5/100,000 pa

22. Infectious Disease Deaths 10-24 years 149/100,000 pa 1.4/100,000 pa

23. Chronic Disease Deaths 10-24 years 40/100,000 pa 13/100,000 pa 51/100,000 pa

24. Injury Deaths 10-24 years 68/100,000 pa 30/100,000 pa

25. But things change quickly!

26. Gun Deaths in Latin America

27. Fires Traffic Inj Drowning Suicide Violence

28. 50-year Lating America: Cause-specific death rates in 15-24yo males

29. 50-year Sth America: Cause specific proportions of 15-24yo male deaths

30. 50 year trends in mortality of 1 to 24 year old males in 49 countries

31. Changing Priorities in Youth Health

33. Scope of Talk Mortality Mortality Morbidity – DALYS Morbidity – DALYS A picture of young peoples health A picture of young peoples health

34. Mortality and Morbidity components of global DALYS in 10-24 year olds

35. DALYs per 1000 in 15 to 19-year-olds

36. Scope of Talk Mortality Mortality Morbidity Morbidity A picture of young peoples health A picture of young peoples health

37. 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

38. A framework for measuring youth health 1

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