Injuries - youth 15-24 - factsheet

The following fact sheet provides information about firearm-related injuries and deaths among 15 through. 24 year olds in the United States.

Occupational Injuries (CFOI) microdata; additional information at From 2001 to 2015 48% of all fatal injuries to young workers occurred in agriculture.

Fact Sheet on Injury: Adolescents & Young Adults - Page 2 Unintentional Injury Mortality by Race/Ethnicity & Gender Ages 15-24

ages 15-24 as per the United Nations) and on their living conditions. incidence of spinal cord injury is highest among youth. In Canada for example

18 juil. 2012 Information Networks 2007) - and are at severe risk of violence

NDARC FACT SHEET Alcohol use is common among young people with one-third of ... week around five Australians aged 15-24 years die and another.

age group were injured. This fact sheet contains information on fatal motor vehicle crashes and fatalities based on data from the Fatality Analysis 

Facts at a Glance. 2012. Youth Violence. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Division of Violence Prevention. • Homicide rates in 2010 among 

Deaths are the tip of the iceberg and road traffic injuries are also a leading 15–24 years old in the European Region

Although this fact sheet focuses on deaths under 75 injury and Land transport accidents were the biggest killer of 15–24.

The main injuries among youth 15-24 are motor vehicle crashes suicide or attempted suicide assaults and drowning Moto r v e h i c l e c r a s h e s Most of these crashes happen on the road system with cars and trucks; but for youth in Eeyou Istchee about a fifth of the crashes involve snowmobiles or ATVs

American youth and young adults are at higher risk for the most physically harmful forms of violence (e g homicides fights with injuries aggravated assaults) compared with White youth and young adults 3 • Youth violence is costly Youth homicides and nonfatal physical assault-related injuries result in nearly $21 billion annually

The firearm homicide rate for youth between the ages of 15 through 24 is 35 times higher in the U S when compared with 17 other industrialized nations (Council on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention Executive Committee 2012) Figure 6 shows fatal firearm-related injuries by type among youth ages 15 through 24 in 2010 Sixty-three

Youth violence is the intentional use of physical force or power to threaten or harm others by young people ages 10-24 1 It can include fighting bullying threats with weapons and gang-related violence A young person can be involved with youth violence as a victim offender or witness

Fatal Childhood Agricultural Injuries • A child dies in an agriculture-related incident about every 3 days * • Youth under age 16 have 12 times the risk of ATV injuries (fatal and non-fatal) compared to adults 6 All Youth • From 2001 to 2015 48 of all fatal injuries to young workers occurred in agriculture 7

fairly close to the number of teens (ages 15–17) who go to emergency rooms each year for all motor vehicle accidents including vehicle occupants pedestrians bicyclists and motorcyclists (322000 teens) About 64 U S teens (17 and under) die each year from job injuries About 90 who are 18 or 19 die

• Of the 22974 reported violence-related firearm injuries among youth aged 10 to 24 in 2009 approximately 60 percent of victims were African American and only 8 percent were whites (13) • African Americans and Latinos are much more likely than whites to be exposed to shootings and riots

spinal cord injury were aged between 15 and 24 at the time of their accident (Canadian Paraplegic Association 2003) In Australia the incidence rates of spinal cord injury are also highest for

Approximately 3735 visiting youth were injured on farms in 2014 5 Vehicles were the leading source of injury for household working youth 5 Animals were the leading source of injury for both household non-working youth and visitors 5 Nonfatal Injuries – All Youth Household Youth Injury Rates by Age All Injuries Household Year < 10 10-15 16-19

" 99 of motor vehicle-related injuries to adolescents and young adults are non-fatal " There has been a steady decrease in unintentional injury mortality among adolescents All Other Causes 27 Homicide 18 Suicide 12 Leading Causes of Mortality: Adolescents/Young Adults Ages 10-24 1997 NAHIC NAHIC NAHIC NAHIC NAHIC NAHIC NAHIC NAHIC NAHIC

Facts about Children Youth and Traumatic Brain Injury A traumatic injury can affect anyone at any stage of life An injury may be mild may appear to be mild or may be very significant The teamwork of family friends medical professionals community resources and schools builds a foundation for children to flourish and fulfill their

Adolescents young people and HIV A C T S H E E T Adolescents young people and HIV Today there are 1 6 billion people aged 12-24–the largest generation of adolescents and young people ever i In 2010 young people aged 15–24 accounted for 42 of new HIV infections in people aged 15 and older