Health inequality threatening more adolescents worldwide than ever before
A global study of the health and well being of the world’s 1.8 billion adolescents reveals a growing inequality — and greater health challenges than those faced 25 years ago. Of adolescents aged 10-24, 250 million more worldwide are living in countries where they face a triple burden of infectious disease, non-communicable diseases and injuries compared with 1990. The study provides the first comprehensive snapshot of young people who are one-third of the world’s population.
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