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Global Youth Deaths Rise Despite Overall Mortality Decline

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Global Youth Deaths Rise Despite Overall Mortality Decline
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Global life expectancy has returned to pre-pandemic levels, but rising death rates among teens and young adults, driven by factors like suicide, drug overdose, and infectious diseases, highlight ongoing health disparities and emerging crises, especially in low-income regions. The study emphasizes the need for expanded health policies and international aid to address preventable risks and health inequities worldwide.

Topics:top-newshealth#adolescent-mortality#global-health#health#health-inequities#life-expectancy#noncommunicable-diseases
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  1. Global life expectancy is back to pre-pandemic levels, but deaths among teens and young adults are rising  CNN
  2. High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns  The Guardian
  3. Heart disease back as top global killer as study highlights 'toll' of chronic conditions, rising youth deaths  CBC
  4. Death rates are rising in young adults in Eastern Europe  politico.eu
  5. Global Burden of Disease study: Mortality declines, but youth deaths and health inequities rise  Medical Xpress

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