Most common cause of death during adolescent age?

Concept:

• Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 years.

Explanation:

Causes of RTA:

• Over Speeding
• Drunken Driving
• Distractions to Driver
• Red Light Jumping
• Avoiding Safety Gear like Seat belts and Helmets
• Non-adherence to lane driving and overtaking in a wrong manner

Risk Factors:

• Socioeconomic status: More than 90% of road traffic deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.
• Age: Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 years.
• Sex: From a young age, males are more likely to be involved in road traffic crashes than females. About three-quarters (73%) of all road traffic deaths occur among young males under the age of 25 years who are almost 3 times as likely to be killed in a road traffic crash as young females.

Additional Information Suicide:

• Among children between the ages of 15 and 19, suicide is the second leading cause of death, and the leading cause of death for 14 to 15-year-olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suicidal thoughts and behaviours are the greatest predictors of suicide.
• The most common method of suicide in this age group was by firearm (49%), followed by suffocation (mostly hanging) (38%) and poisoning (7%).